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Congratulations goes out to MissMerri. The Contest Committee is pleased to announce that The Midnight Moon has won the Rhyming Poetry Contest. In second place finished Nothing is Inconsequential by Michele Harber. In third place finished Shadow's Run by Nicki Nance
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Love Poem

Write a love poem in 15 words or less. Rhyming is optional. This contest is for members that have not had a first place finish in thirty days.


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