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Congratulations goes out to Debbie Pope. The Contest Committee is pleased to announce that Life on a Bike has won the contest 5-7-5 Poem. In second place finished Sleeping Beauty by AP Apgar and Buried Hope by Chloe J Tully and Conkers by Sim Smailes. In third place finished Mind Games by Marilyn Hamilton and Drifter by jaded831 and Crimson Raindrops by Gypsy Blue Rose and Sunshine Kisses by Nicki.B
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Write a 5-7-5 poem on any subject. The only rule is to follow the 5-7-5 syllable count (first line has five syllables, second line has seven, third line has five again). This contest is for members that have not had a first place finish in thirty days.


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