photo by maa
This is a contest in tribute to poetess ea http://allpoetry.com/ea ,
who has offered us a huge number of the most unique and creative contests
on ap … 121 so far !!! I particularly loved her Victorian parlour games, as well as her last contest “write a wreath” … I wanted to use the gift of points for hosting a “thank-you-contest” for this generous contest-host called ea (or marcy for her friends) …
We will combine here both the poetry-form called “wreath” (really simple)
and the rules of the “Victorian parlour game” … in simple words :
WRITE A WREATH FOR EA
for inspiration :
“write a wreath” http://allpoetry.com/contest/2343292
Rules :
1. Reserve your contest-space
2. Use the LAST WORD of the previous poem as the FIRST WORD of your poem
3. Put this word as your FIRST WORD into your title and choose your LAST WORD adding it to your title as well
4. You may start writing your poem whenever you wish now
5. The poem : in a wreath, each line starts with the last word (or a variation of it) of the previous line (like hope – hopefully, fill – fulfilling etc.)
6. Of course, ea is heartily invited to enter this contest and to play with us !!!
7. The contest will close after the weekend, so please write your poems in the meantime
8. you may play twice, if you wish, but can only win once
Enjoy !
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thank you so much, dear miss2you http://allpoetry.com/Miss2u
for your generous gift of 300 points, which will be gratefully used for awarding 10 HMS
heartfelt thanks to sommerregen http://allpoetry.com/sommerregen
for your kind donation of 200 points, which shall increase the jackpot for the main trophies and add 2 HMs
mister williamstown's http://allpoetry.com/williamstown generous donation of 1000 points has been received with gratitude (444 points of it have already been used to increase the jackpot, so now each winner can start his/her own contest ... the remaining 556 points will be divided between the HMs)
unfortunately, 12O points have been lost while posting too many HMs ... of course, I have added now an additional 120 points from my account to the point-pool ! it was my fault, after all ... too much enthousiasm sometimes
concerning the honey-points (hm), I'll send out all the additional 82 bonus-points per poem separately, the 30 official points will be sent to you via the system
final accounts :
received :
393 points ... maa
200 points ... sommerregen
300 points ... miss2you
1000 points .. williamstown
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1893 points .. total
offered :
333 points ... gold
333 points ... silver
333 points ... bronze
896 points ... 8 hms x 112 points
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1895 points .. total
I hope that my accounts are correct and not too confusing ...
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EA'S FINAL MEGA-WREATH-OF-GRATITUDE :
1. “A Wreath Of Gratitude” http://allpoetry.com/poem/2762650
2. “A Wreath Of Holding” http://allpoetry.com/poem/show/2762696
3. “Holding … With Joy” http://allpoetry.com/poem/2762754
4. “Joy – Oh Boy !” http://allpoetry.com/poem/2762928
5. “Oh Boy ! How Coy !” http://allpoetry.com/poem/2763022
6. “Visions Shared” http://allpoetry.com/poem/2763516
7. “Today-Goodbye And The Kangaroo” http://allpoetry.com/poem/2763844
8. “Giving Wreath” http://allpoetry.com/poem/2763516
9. “Give – Sleigh” http://allpoetry.com/poem/2765120
10. “Sleigh – Snow” http://allpoetry.com/poem/2771514
11. “There’s Snow One Like Ea” http://allpoetry.com/poem/2766982
UPDATE :
FOR SOME REASONS, THE BRONZE TROPHY HAS NOT BEEN DELIVERED
I WILL HAVE TO CHECK WITH THE MODS ...
PLUS I SAW THAT ONLY ONE HM HAS BEEN AWARDED PER POET, SO THE TWO POETS WHO WROTE TWO POEMS JUST RECEIVED 1 HM EACH ... I WILL HAVE TO SEND THOSE MISSING POINT MANUALLY THEN ...
OKAY, IT SEEMS THAT ONLY ONE TROPHY CAN BE AWARDED BY POET ... FOR THIS REASON, THE BRONZE TROPHY SEEMS TO BE STUCK ! ANN D HAS REOPENED THE CONTEST THREE TIMES ALREADY TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM, WITHOUT SUCCESS SO FAR ... BUT SHE PROMISED TO TAKE CARE OF IT ...
MODERATOR ANN D HAS SENT BROAD AND FAIR THE BRONZE TROPHY AND THE 333 POINTS MANUALLY ... THANK YOU !
SORRY FOR THE MESS ...
This is a contest in tribute to poetess ea http://allpoetry.com/ea ,
who has offered us a huge number of the most unique and creative contests
on ap … 121 so far !!! I particularly loved her Victorian parlour games, as well as her last contest “write a wreath” … I wanted to use the gift of points for hosting a “thank-you-contest” for this generous contest-host called ea (or marcy for her friends) …
We will combine here both the poetry-form called “wreath” (really simple)
and the rules of the “Victorian parlour game” … in simple words :
WRITE A WREATH FOR EA
for inspiration :
“write a wreath” http://allpoetry.com/contest/2343292
Rules :
1. Reserve your contest-space
2. Use the LAST WORD of the previous poem as the FIRST WORD of your poem
3. Put this word as your FIRST WORD into your title and choose your LAST WORD adding it to your title as well
4. You may start writing your poem whenever you wish now
5. The poem : in a wreath, each line starts with the last word (or a variation of it) of the previous line (like hope – hopefully, fill – fulfilling etc.)
6. Of course, ea is heartily invited to enter this contest and to play with us !!!
7. The contest will close after the weekend, so please write your poems in the meantime
8. you may play twice, if you wish, but can only win once
Enjoy !***
thank you so much, dear miss2you http://allpoetry.com/Miss2u
for your generous gift of 300 points, which will be gratefully used for awarding 10 HMS
heartfelt thanks to sommerregen http://allpoetry.com/sommerregen
for your kind donation of 200 points, which shall increase the jackpot for the main trophies and add 2 HMs
mister williamstown's http://allpoetry.com/williamstown generous donation of 1000 points has been received with gratitude (444 points of it have already been used to increase the jackpot, so now each winner can start his/her own contest ... the remaining 556 points will be divided between the HMs)
unfortunately, 12O points have been lost while posting too many HMs ... of course, I have added now an additional 120 points from my account to the point-pool ! it was my fault, after all ... too much enthousiasm sometimes
concerning the honey-points (hm), I'll send out all the additional 82 bonus-points per poem separately, the 30 official points will be sent to you via the system
final accounts :
received :
393 points ... maa
200 points ... sommerregen
300 points ... miss2you
1000 points .. williamstown
___________
1893 points .. total
offered :
333 points ... gold
333 points ... silver
333 points ... bronze
896 points ... 8 hms x 112 points
___________
1895 points .. total
I hope that my accounts are correct and not too confusing ...
***
EA'S FINAL MEGA-WREATH-OF-GRATITUDE :
1. “A Wreath Of Gratitude” http://allpoetry.com/poem/2762650
2. “A Wreath Of Holding” http://allpoetry.com/poem/show/2762696
3. “Holding … With Joy” http://allpoetry.com/poem/2762754
4. “Joy – Oh Boy !” http://allpoetry.com/poem/2762928
5. “Oh Boy ! How Coy !” http://allpoetry.com/poem/2763022
6. “Visions Shared” http://allpoetry.com/poem/2763516
7. “Today-Goodbye And The Kangaroo” http://allpoetry.com/poem/2763844
8. “Giving Wreath” http://allpoetry.com/poem/2763516
9. “Give – Sleigh” http://allpoetry.com/poem/2765120
10. “Sleigh – Snow” http://allpoetry.com/poem/2771514
11. “There’s Snow One Like Ea” http://allpoetry.com/poem/2766982
UPDATE :
FOR SOME REASONS, THE BRONZE TROPHY HAS NOT BEEN DELIVERED
I WILL HAVE TO CHECK WITH THE MODS ...PLUS I SAW THAT ONLY ONE HM HAS BEEN AWARDED PER POET, SO THE TWO POETS WHO WROTE TWO POEMS JUST RECEIVED 1 HM EACH ... I WILL HAVE TO SEND THOSE MISSING POINT MANUALLY THEN ...
OKAY, IT SEEMS THAT ONLY ONE TROPHY CAN BE AWARDED BY POET ... FOR THIS REASON, THE BRONZE TROPHY SEEMS TO BE STUCK ! ANN D HAS REOPENED THE CONTEST THREE TIMES ALREADY TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM, WITHOUT SUCCESS SO FAR ... BUT SHE PROMISED TO TAKE CARE OF IT ...
MODERATOR ANN D HAS SENT BROAD AND FAIR THE BRONZE TROPHY AND THE 333 POINTS MANUALLY ... THANK YOU !
SORRY FOR THE MESS ...
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on March 27, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 333, Silver: 333, Bronze: 333, Honorable mention: 7 people
- Final notes: THE PROBLEM IN THE SYSTEM WAS SOLVED BY MODERATOR ANN D AND HOPEFULLY BROAD WILL RECEIVE HIS/HER TROPHY AND POINTIES NOW – ANN, YOU ARE A GEM !!! THANK YOU BUNCHES
TIRELL AND BROAD WON’T RECEIVE AN OFFICIAL HM FOR THEIR SECOND POEM AS IT SEEMS, BUT I SHALL SEND BOTH OF YOU THE PROMISED NUMBER OF POINTS MANUALLY VIA THE SYSTEM. NOW CROSS FINGERS, TOES AND EYES (ANN’S JOKE) THAT THIS WILL WORK !
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This was so much fun ! Thanks to everybody who was part of the adventure, I very much enjoyed this game and know that ea did, too … I truly enjoyed your wonderful entries, without exception … So here are the awards, so duly deserved :
GOLD + 333 POINTS : POEM 6. “Visions Shared”
http://allpoetry.com/poem/2763516
SILVER + 333 POINTS : POEM 5. “Oh Boy ! How Coy !”
http://allpoetry.com/poem/2763022
BRONZE + 333 POINTS : POEM 7. “Today-Goodbye And The Kangaroo” http://allpoetry.com/poem/2763844
8 HONEY TROPHIES + 112 POINTS FOR ALL THE OTHER ENTRIES (30 FOR HM + 82 BONUS-POINTS TO BE SENT SEPARATELY) :
1. “A Wreath Of Gratitude” http://allpoetry.com/poem/2762650
2. “A Wreath Of Holding” http://allpoetry.com/poem/show/2762696
3. “Holding … With Joy” http://allpoetry.com/poem/2762754
4. “Joy – Oh Boy !” http://allpoetry.com/poem/2762928
8. “Giving Wreath” http://allpoetry.com/poem/2763516
9. “Give – Sleigh” http://allpoetry.com/poem/2765120
10. “Sleigh – Snow” http://allpoetry.com/poem/2771514
11. “There’s Snow One Like Ea” http://allpoetry.com/poem/2766982
AND HERE’S A SPECIAL GIFT FOR YOU FROM EA :
The poppies from maa are adorning the page
Pages of poppies that Margaret picked
Picked up the bouquet to begin the wreath
Wreath of her making that she did bequeath
Bequeath unto me with her own handiwork
Handiwork left for the next one to hold
Holding the ribbons of goatherd's embold
Emboldening wit of the gal from the desert
Deserting us never came the hoodoolover
Lover of maa, there could be not another –
Jean marc took the string and fastened the joy
Joy that dear myra would add to as coy
Coyly the rhyme wound to azure and boy
Boy! Then the vision was stepped up by Trista
Trista made way for a most welcome visitor
Visit with Broad and her sly Kangaroo
Kangaroo hopped in the wreath – why not you?
You, said dear Micha, are more inspiration
Inspiring us from our differing nations
National pride that Tirrel brings by sleigh
Sleighs that have traversed from here to Norway.
Norway is a long way to go but not far
Far from the land of the northernmost star.
~ ea
*ro
Contest Winners
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From the lives of others
others take, but she will give.by trista 26 lines, 15 comments, on Mar 21 10:38 AM 2007. In Other, Dedication, Spiritual
Gold trophy winner
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Oh Boy!
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by broad of broad and fairby broad-and-fair 27 lines, 9 comments, on Mar 21 12:20 PM 2007 [remove]
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I give to Marcy this small token,
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by hoodoolover 13 lines, 12 comments, on Mar 21 4:10 AM 2007. In Adult references (mild)
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Holding water in one hand
One hand noiseless claping
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Oh boy!• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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by broad of broad and fairby broad-and-fair 23 lines, 5 comments, on Mar 22 6:43 AM 2007• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Silver trophy winner
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Great idea!
Marcy certainly deserves a show of gratitude for the inspiration that she has continuously given to us! Your idea to write a giant wreath with many contributors is outstanding.
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yay to a mega-wreath for ea !
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Thanks Maa, for giving me a heads up on this, after reading the wreaths from her contest, I sure do want to try it.
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yes, pleeeeeeeeeeeeezzze try it !
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looks hard. ha ha
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but isn't ...
just start each line with the last word of the previous line ... that's it ...
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maa,this is a wonderful way to pay tribute to ea,I have come to respect her poetry and critiques,she does indeed play a big part by adding so much to our allpoetry community by her essence and her contests,I have learned much by her words.I am unable to join the contest,but I thankyou for the invite as it has given me the opportunity to add my admiration and to wish you well with the contest,many blessings,love and light,Yvette
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I'm not sure that I can write one of these since I have been trying lol since her contest, but I will say Thank you... Ea.. for some wonderful contest and keeping my muse on its toes.. And thank you Maa what a wonderful idea.
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I'm sure you can, it's a kiddie's game ... just start each line of your poem with the last word of the previous line ...
that's all
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I've never tried one of these before, but it looks like a lot of fun. And ea deserves some awesome poetry here. Every time I see she has a new contest, I know with certainty it is something unique, fun, and often educational as well.
Three cheers for ea!!!
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Yes I am much
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Would love to play,
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This is a great idea, yet my head is spinning trying to read the rules... lol so coy needs to be the next poem? -
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if your head is spinning, it means that my explications were not clear ... I am sorry about this ... please don't hesitate to ask questions ...
right now, at this very moment, your first word would be TODAY - and the last word for you to choose ...
just post this as a title and start penning ...
as soon as your head has stopped spinning and, of course, if you wish
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Wonderful Contest!
For ea, dear ea with all the inspiration she gives, I thank you, Maa for this contest, a wreath of wreaths of gratitude for Marcy. I want so very much to do this, at least to try and am still a bit confused as to how, and fear how long it takes for me to write, Oh I will try, somehow, just don't know if I have the form down enough and perhaps fear my own slowness, but I will say here, I am so, so very Grateful to her for all the Inspiration and all the encouragement for us to write and I am more appreciative than I can say...
And I thank you, Maa, for this wonderful idea to do this for someone so very special to all of us here who have reaped the benefits of her generosity!!!
(And I thank YOU for yours!)
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P.S. Will there be any more titles, Maa?
And I am confused about that last one, oh my, help?
LOL, I am trying to figure out what I am doing, had not reserved a space, only saw this a bit ago, so am wondering if there will be more?
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sure, sweety, just post a title starting with GOODBYE and your choice of a last word, then you're all set and may start penning ...
I just update those, so I can keep control
would be very pleased if you would participate ...
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Thank You!
much appreciated, sigh, and again, oh what a special contest!
I want to be able to do this somehow, am hoping I can and I now understand a bit better!
Many, Many Thanks, Maa
mi
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oh, apologies, it's me again, what I meant by last was Last Poem... (A) Wreath
or is that something other than the words, can anyone help me unbefuddle and again, apologies for soooo many posts/questions!
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no problem, michèle ...
last poem ... (a) wreath - refers to the very last entry that will be posted ... at the very end ... still lots of poems to be entered before this one ... so just hold on to the latest posted entry and its last word ...
I'll go sleep soon, so can't "control" for a while ... but in a few hours, the controler will wake up again and settle the mess, should there be any ...
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LOL. Marion! Now you have me laughing in the waning hours of the spring equinox, as I see you struggling with the realities of Victorian Parlor Games. What a shocking delight to wake up this morning to this wonderful poppy filled wreath. I am so touched and already enjoying the wreaths that have rolled in during this first day of spring... Love it! And thanks to you all!
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ps. I have the habit to realize that if someone is confused due to my explications, I am to blame, not the other person ... since it is my mind that was not clear enough ...
so I apologize to you for the misunderstanding ...
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You are a Sweet!!!
I hope you get some good sleep and no apologies needed, lol, I am good at confusing myself, besides you are running this ever so special contest!
Thank you for all the help, now if I can just write~
Already, the 'Wreath's are coming in!
yay!
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What a nice idea!!
I will write a poem tomorrow!
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I couldn't write a Wreath poem (or any poem, lol) if my life depended on it, but I would like to add my kind words for Ea. She not only holds a lot of contests, but she's talented and a smart cookie too.
And I'll toss in a kind word to you since this is indeed a nice thing to do.
Need some points just yell...no, just IM me instead, lol.
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thank you so much for this truly kind message and offer, dear yemassee ...
what a pity that you don't participate ... I always wanted to learn about "moxie" ... never had the courage to ask you what it was ... would you mind instructing this ignorant foreigner, please ?
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Oh my, a chance to sing Moxie's praise...I can hear many here screaming, "No, not again!"
It is just a soft drink like Pepsi or Coke, it's main ingredient being gentian root. It has a bitter flavor that you either love or hate...no middle ground, lol.
Invented here in Maine it is the oldest (and first) commercial soft drink in America, sold since 1884. It once was the top soft drink in the US, outselling coke, but truth in advertising laws (it claimed to be a nerve tonic, lol) and high sugar prices took its toll. It is now mainly in New England, mostly here in Maine where it is the official drink of Maine.
I'm thirsty.
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can one have another go at this, seems I was a bit transfixed on trying to do a wreath poem and missed out the tribute bit, although ea was in my mind writing my piece it was more of a humorous offering than as a fitting tribute, from those of you who know her far better than me I am confident she will at least enjoy my previous one but maybe I should have a go a doing a more appropriate wreath, broad
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update : rule 15. you may play twice, if you wish, but can only win once
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Sorry, you have lost me on this one. Too complex for my poor min to absorb
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sorry, william, maybe my instructions were not simple enough ... believe me, the poem itself is simple to write ... a pity that it turned you down ...
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okay, I simplified the rules ... you can enter now ...
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Interesting contest and a nice tribute to ea. Thanks for the link, I'll see if I can come up with something
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yes, this would be very cool
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good luck with the contest my friend, i wont enter as i find it a little confusing at the moment
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oh, are you the sweet honey bear who offered us the pointies for dove's contest ? if you are, thank you sooo much !
well, if this is confusing, it is because my mind was probably thinking in a too complicated way and my instructions lacked clarity ... thank you for mentioning ... I will try to rewrite the rules ...
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I reduced the rules to a minimum ... I hope you reconsider entering ...
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Wish i could
I would dearly love to enter this, as I greatly respect and admire ea and her work ... but (if you haven't noticed) I've been away from AP for about 4 months now with writer's block. I am reading poetry here again now in an attempt to get past it and get some inspiration for writing. So far the entries are wonderful, and I hope they will continue to be so. Good luck with this contest and well deserved, ea!
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maa, I have just seen the contest results! This was such a lovely endeavor and everyone did so well. I do have to agree with the placements--each contestant so deserving of his winnings. I loved ea's poem summation, too. Just beautiful, dear sister, but yet, how could I expect anything less of you?!? Perhaps the 'wreath' will be one of my strong points one day. annabelle
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Yay!
Congratulations to the trophy winners trista, Myra and the bronze winner. Hurrah for the rest of us, and many hugs for ea! Thank you Marion for organizing us and managing all those points.
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Congratulations! To all the winners and to each and all who were part of this Wreath and Oh, what a nice surprise to see the final poem by ea and using all!
Wonderful Contest, Maa and Thank you for doing such a fine thing to honor another and create inspiration and fun and smiles!
s to ALL!
And Congrats to the trophy winners and thank you for this special, special contest!
michele
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Hooray for ea, who inspired us all! Thank you maa, for this great contest. And thank you for the HM, how sweet!
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Thank you ma for a brilliant contest, hope the gremlin's are out of the system.lol Thank you for the warm regards for my poems, and more so for the invite to play in this very fun contest of yours.
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Thanks very much maa, this was a very sweet thing to do for ea, I am happy to have been a part of it, congrats to all!
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Thank you for the HM, and for all the trouble you went through with the AP glitches to close this contest. Hooray for the Wreath and Ea!
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THANK YOU SO MUCH, both maa and ea...I am thrilled with my new, shiny gold trophy! The trophy and points are very appreciated, as are the two of you.
Congratulations to all the winners! Everyone did such a fantastic job, and I really enjoyed the contest and contest entries.
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Thank you, everyone. You are lovely and I will keep this wreath close to my ♥
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ah, here it is, of course!
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