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Congratulations goes out to John Sentance-Davis. The Contest Committee is pleased to announce that Love Triangle has won the contest 15 Syllable Poem. In second place finished Tethered by JPGeo and Rituals by Debbie Pope and Fiery Hues by Faith Williams. In third place finished No Regrets by Jumbo J
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