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Congratulations goes out to Tim Margetts. The Contest Committee is pleased to announce that Peace has won the ABC Poetry Contest. In second place finished No One Rages That Hard by FatalSerendipity. In third place finished Twilight's Moonlit Promenade by BermyBye50 and Blackbird by Marilyn Hamilton and Wild Daisies by Kahlani and Almost Nothing Stays by PoeNamedMeLenore and Whispers of Dawn by Danielle Huh
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Sadness has overcome us all at one time or another. Either caused by a relative or close friend's death or from the girl or guy that broke our heart or just life in general. We all handle situations differently, some good, some bad. This contest gives us the ability to explore this. Your poem can also play into other emotions that are common to writing like this such as anger or depression. This contest is for members that have not had a first place finish in thirty days.


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