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while my guitar gently weeps

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1st in The Beatles Lay Contest (Sponsor: Charles Messina)

Judged: August 16th, 2025

lady of the tiger tattoo,
i, the lonesome hunter in queue,
bathe your toes, obscenely straining,
a beleaguered virtue waning
while my guitar gently weeps, i
should scold desire, but hearts deny
seekers trapped by your auburn waves
do meet their ends in many caves

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Date: 8/16/2025 8:20:00 AM
Very nicely written, Trina. Congratulations on your top win in my contest! Charlie
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