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Round 1 New York won
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Brett Somers
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abating, appreciation, art, city, money,
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Abating Shadows
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Bernard F. Asuncion
| Acrostic |
abating, birthday,
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This Cynic Doth Dispel His Own Kant
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matthew harris
| Enclosed Rhyme |
abating, 10th grade, 12th grade,
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This August 26th 2018 rendition part i
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matthew harris
| Dramatic Verse |
abating, 11th grade, 9th grade,
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mum
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darren risden
| Rhyme |
abating, mother daughter,
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FRENEMY UNDER A BED
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Anderson Walkingshoes
| Dramatic Verse |
abating, 6th grade,
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SPRING IS IN THE AIR
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Mick Talbot
| Sonnet |
abating, nature, seasons, spring, winter,
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TO THE BONE
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Sheer Terror
| Prose Poetry |
abating, conflict, imagery, perspective, society,
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Titillating
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Jack Ellison
| Limerick |
abating, age,
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Igniting Her Passion
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JOHN JURKOWSKI
| Free verse |
abating, devotion, dream, emotions, first
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Anew
by Wendy Nipas
Anew
All at once it all was shattered
All was shaken up and crushed
Love became a misconception
Thoughts and feelings were all rushed
Pain and sadness start to battle
Disbelief...
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abating, confusion, courage, emotions, feelings,
Symphony of Pain
by Darrell Hoover
Her arms... Flailing...
Her intense eyes... Glaring..
My hopes... Fading...
Under water she's waiting...
I'm alone... Softly praying...
The summer storm abating...
My voices collaborating...
The crescendo of hating......
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abating, hurt, psychological,
Fireflies: Fireworks of the Night
by Victor Buhagiar
Night fell,
Summer’s heat abating,
I sat leaning against a tall magnolia,
Its fragrance spreading everywhere
Like echoes of whispering breezes.
Despite all I could not rest and sleep.
The moon...
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abating, dream,
Adoration
by Ruth Matthews
A gushing response,
deeply forgiving.
Oral translation,
ripe for the picking.
ADORED AREN'T YOU?
Thrilling moments,
Isolation abating,
Overdone on the waiting,
now....
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abating, emotions, passion,
Kimo |
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abating, love,
GLAZED LULL FROM HEAVEN
by nette onclaud
As evening hangs near, wrapped in silk cashmere
It bathes the frontier with godliness dear…
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abating, care, heaven, trust,
sanctuary in a wintry night
by Rick Stassi
How deep the sting
O feet of tentative steps
Or an anxious gait
Across crystaline ice
Field adorned in frost
Unwanted but accepted
Presented on virgin night trail
Covering traces of paths...
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abating, heaven, joy,
A stranger
by Peter Rangus
No man has loved a stranger so,
As my have friends adored me.
Through time that passed us by so slow,
They showed but love toward me.
Yet when...
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abating, loneliness,
The Orphan
by Gerald Legister
Abundances is not a promise to everyone,
Live with joy today and love someone.
Do you know the places we shall go?
When we are not sure...
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abating, allegory, bereavement, destiny, emotions,
Path
by Alexander Moller
I can see the destination, I can feel the path
I can hear others rejoicing, with a constant laugh.
Quitting seems logical in abating the distress...
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abating, courage, metaphor, passion, truth,
Downing in Despair
by Steve Crismond
I write to endure the waiting,
My song is in my pen,
When will this loneliness start abating?
Will I ever play music again?
It sounds so sad, and...
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abating, angst,
Besame Mucho, Juanita, the Mexican girl
by Prince Alexander
I'm in love with Juanita
From El Paso country song ...
Kiss me stronger, senorita,
Make my memories be gone.
To forget the northern beauty,
Who's cold heart is made...
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abating, song,
The Nail Biter
by Andrea Dietrich
He bites his nails beside me on the bed
so loudly! This strange habit is most grating.
I’d like to throw a pillow at his head,
but...
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abating, pets,
Whole again
by Maz Zie
My cropped blond hair blowing
In the New Jersey breeze
My thoughts and feelings,
So easy to see
Raindrops falling all around me
But I stay where I sit
Thinking of...
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abating, devotion
The Merchant Ship
by theresa stephens
Deep ocean of azure blue
Overhead seagulls circling flew
In constant motion, heaving sides
The old merchant ship upon it rides
Rust scorched it's barnacled coat
Salt encrusted railings forever...
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abating, adventure, sea, travel,
Moving On
by david mohn
The slow soft solitary waltz has begun
Thoughts of unfulfilled dreams and goals
Thoughts of love and lovers loved and lost
Thoughts of smiles created...
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abating, death, spiritual,
NATURE AND ME ON THE RIVERSIDE
by P.S.Remesh Chandran. Trivandrum.
When I appear there Nature seems to
Dance and dance and dance,
When I disappear she is prone to
Weep and weep and weep.
Withdraws...
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abating, beautiful, beauty, dance, earth,
Guilty Conscious
by Vincent Flannery
It's a voice from inside, that hopefully will let you know
Telling you its side, as its weight begins to grow
Over and over its case it...
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abating, internet,
Two Murders - Part I
by William Masonis
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abating, horror, murder,
Early Scribble
by Yanny Widjanarko
Hello empty space
It's time to chase my old phase
Muted by the happiness, sealed behind its shadow
My mind overcome my hand, speechless within row to row
The...
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abating, inspiration, me,