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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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Just for Fun (5-7-5)

Can you make 'em smile in only 17 syllables spread out in three lines of 5-7-5. No other rules apply! Don't worry about kigos, punctuation, concrete imagery etc. Do whatever works.
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Don't eat yellow snow
It's not healthy as you know
Besides, it tastes bad!

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