beneath
t h e s* t *a* r *s
campfire flames
w a n e
a guitar stut~ters
the cowboy’s song
trails off ...
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Contest: Paint a Picture
using the Septolet form
(7 lines ~ 14 words)
Sponsor: Joseph May
Placed 1st
© 24th September 2020
There wuz once an ol' cowpuncher named Slim
Who attempted bull-ridin' on a whim
Throwed in a heap of manure
'Twuz more'n he could endure
Thus ceased a bull-ridin' future fer him
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