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No Lipstick On This Trip - Contest

Here I sit all alone On an island I will call home For the next ten years or more How , why, what is the score I have my trusty tool A Swiss Army knife is nobody’s fool A waterproofed large awning Giving me shelter dusk to morning From sun and rain alike That the second of my likes My third I had to peruse So many things I could choose The bible brought itself to the fore Has so many stories, I had read before Nothing else can I choose These three items I peruse My knife with its many blades Though horses hooves are in the shade The awning I can wrap around Or pin it out on the ground My choices three I hold in awe Damn forgot a lipstick wish there were four October 6th 2013

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Date: 11/27/2013 1:37:00 AM
Seren, Thank you for spreading and sharing your kindness. I am very grateful and thankful to all who have been supportive of me one way or another. Your heartfelt words are the main attraction of who you are… Thanks for your inspiring visit. ----- Happy Thanksgiving ~ LINDA
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Date: 11/12/2013 5:55:00 PM
Congrats on your great win..Way to go..Sara
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Date: 11/7/2013 9:55:00 AM
Seren,, Cheers on your winning poem...... SKAT LOVE :) :)
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Date: 11/6/2013 7:44:00 PM
SEREN , nicely done.... congrats in Shadow's contest.... xox~ LINDA
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Date: 11/4/2013 11:24:00 AM
Congratulations on your great win friend Seren :) it's a awesome piece. cheers! ;)
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Seren Roberts
Date: 11/4/2013 10:15:00 PM
Thank you Maria ...Seren
Date: 11/4/2013 11:22:00 AM
I love This ! This is one for a frame ! Great Job Serene.
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Date: 11/4/2013 11:23:00 AM
Seren. typo~
Date: 11/4/2013 9:33:00 AM
i;ll take the lipstick too though i don;t always wear one, seren... .. sweet congrats on your win!..:) huggs
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Date: 11/4/2013 4:13:00 AM
I love this one Sass ,terrific xx
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Date: 11/3/2013 6:16:00 PM
love the little humor at the end...it gave me a chuckle....nicely penned piece, congrats on your win :)
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Date: 11/3/2013 5:14:00 PM
congrats on your win Seren
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Date: 11/3/2013 5:10:00 PM
Congratulations Seren...nice job..:-) :-)
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Date: 11/3/2013 3:14:00 PM
Wonderful piece,Seren..Congrats on your win...XOXO..Way to go...
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Seren Roberts
Date: 11/3/2013 4:43:00 PM
Thank you OA. .........Seren
Date: 11/3/2013 2:09:00 PM
congrats Seren on placing 3rd Shadow x smile
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Seren Roberts
Date: 11/3/2013 4:43:00 PM
Thank you Shadow ....Seren
Date: 10/18/2013 8:20:00 PM
Seren I really admire your first choice here and completely agree with your fourth..:-) :-) very nice poem..
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Seren Roberts
Date: 11/3/2013 4:45:00 PM
Hmmmm what would u suggest for 2 and 3....Thanks for congrats...Seren
Date: 10/12/2013 7:41:00 AM
Love it! You took survival, shelter, and hope and capped it off with humor. What more could anyone want?
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Seren Roberts
Date: 10/12/2013 6:21:00 PM
Hi, I thought of all the things I needed, then thought of alternatives, oh my still had along list of needed things. Was hard to choose. Thought of solar based items then thought, what if!!!!!......Seren
Date: 10/10/2013 12:11:00 PM
the last line was a greeat clincher, seren... fantastic read!..:) huggs
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Seren Roberts
Date: 10/11/2013 4:26:00 PM
Hello Nette The things I attempt amazes me lol, thanks for stopping.....Seren
Date: 10/10/2013 8:05:00 AM
Pondering, probing, philosophizing! Excellent!
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Seren Roberts
Date: 10/11/2013 4:26:00 PM
Pensive now lol...Seren
Date: 10/10/2013 1:22:00 AM
Excellent poem which delighted me so much this afternoon my dear friend Seren. So love it. I like the ending. Thanks for the smile;))))). Thank you so much as well for the lovely 9 words comment on my poem. Biggest hugs to you! Have a great day! love lots, Leonora
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Seren Roberts
Date: 10/11/2013 4:28:00 PM
Hi Leonora Everyone laughs at the end, glad it puts a smile on faces....Seren
Date: 10/9/2013 5:44:00 AM
just love this Seren, here i was carried away on the tide of your wonderful poetry, then the master touch at the end.. excellent.....
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Seren Roberts
Date: 10/9/2013 6:59:00 PM
Hey Harry how are you, lovely to see you here...Seren
Date: 10/8/2013 9:10:00 AM
Wonderful depiction of any girls worst nightmare :) I always wondered what I would chose if I had to for a desert Island. In my vanity, I would have to admit, my make-up bag would be right up there-- but then again who would see us..
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Date: 10/9/2013 7:01:00 PM
Lol no i wouldnt grab mine, not really sure what i would .. Seren
Date: 10/8/2013 5:52:00 AM
Ha! LOVE it Seren...You want me to run some of mine over to you? (What shade?) - Tim
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Seren Roberts
Date: 10/8/2013 7:56:00 AM
lol Tim, thanks ....Seren
Date: 10/7/2013 5:49:00 PM
Fun and makes one think, too. Nice twist of humor at the end.
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Date: 10/6/2013 8:40:00 PM
Good poem my friend. : )
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Seren Roberts
Date: 10/8/2013 7:57:00 AM
Mustapha nice to see you ..Seren
Date: 10/6/2013 7:09:00 AM
Ha ha, too bad you could not pick that fourth one my friend! You could have impressed upon those natives on the island with your lipstick! I like how you chose the awning, that is a great idea. I thought though you might have chosen flint and steel to start those difficult fires that you will need, but what would you give up? I really loved reading this enlightening poem this morning! What a grandiose piece, Great Work!!
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Seren Roberts
Date: 10/8/2013 7:58:00 AM
flint and Steel would have been 2 i will use the sun and a stick, what's the rush i have plenty of time....Seren

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