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Congratulations goes out to rspoet. The Contest Committee is pleased to announce that Daunting Chasm has won the Free Verse Poetry Contest. In second place finished This Dance Has No Name by FatalSerendipity. In third place finished Never Stop Writing by Dolly'sPoems
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Bible Acrostic

Write an acrostic poem about faith. Any word may be used. An acrostic spells out the chosen word going down.



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    B elieve
    I n
    B ringing
    L ife
    E xclusively



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