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These items were posted on the Para/Poem Challenge in which you are given certain words and phrases that must be included in the poem you write.

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	+	#989594 Life is Life [E] 0.2 KB Life is as it is Genre: Other Created: Jul 11 2005 at 2:05pm EDT Last Modified: Jul 11 2005 at 2:07pm EDT
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	+	#953149 Canned Rhyme [E] 0.2 KB Canned Rhyme for the Para Poem Challenge. Genre: Comedy Created: Mar 25 2005 at 2:23pm EST Last Modified: Mar 25 2005 at 2:28pm EST
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	+	#949213 Lies and More Lies [ASR] 0.4 KB There are many kinds of lies and words to match. Genres: Writing.Com :: Other :: Comedy Created: Mar 14 2005 at 3:04pm EST Last Modified: Mar 23 2005 at 10:40am EST
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	+	#870666 What I did on My Vacation [E] 3.7 KB A description of what we did on our vacation. Genres: Comedy :: Family Created: Jul 23 2004 at 10:48am EDT Last Modified: Aug 19 2005 at 9:15am EDT
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	+	#863562 My Little Rose [E] 0.8 KB She was little Rose, a beatific vision...Bedecked in one of her mother’s old dresses Genres: Family :: Fashion Created: Jul 01 2004 at 9:37pm EDT Last Modified: Jul 01 2004 at 9:38pm EDT
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	+	#863558 The Betrothal [E] 1.8 KB She was the mother of the bride...Today she would not be outdone! Genres: Comedy :: Romance/Love Created: Jul 01 2004 at 9:25pm EDT Last Modified: Jul 01 2004 at 9:31pm EDT
Poetry by 1 member
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	+	#849723 Debauchery [13+] 0.4 KB Two short dittys related to sex Genres: Comedy :: Health Created: May 17 2004 at 1:05pm EDT Last Modified: May 18 2004 at 11:14am EDT
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	+	#839592 The Boss: Act II [E] 1.0 KB Oh how this job I abhor, it has become such a bore... Genres: Comedy :: Satire :: Career Created: Apr 15 2004 at 10:12am EDT Last Modified: Apr 15 2004 at 10:37am EDT
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	+	#835494 The Ancient Enemy [ASR] 1.5 KB As I looked out across that barren, sultry landscape, the subtle breeze stirred... Genres: Action/Adventure :: Sci-fi Created: Apr 02 2004 at 3:10pm EST Last Modified: Apr 02 2004 at 6:38pm EST
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	+	#835484 The Pirate [ASR] 1.1 KB Aye aye me ‘arties, cast off the lines, we be pirates on a roadless sea! Cutthroats... Genre: Action/Adventure Created: Apr 02 2004 at 2:56pm EST Last Modified: Apr 02 2004 at 6:39pm EST
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	+	#835478 Sorrow [E] 0.8 KB On that dark and lonesome morn, when Sorrow strolled my way, like a prodigal... Genres: Tragedy :: Death Created: Apr 02 2004 at 2:36pm EST Last Modified: Apr 02 2004 at 6:39pm EST
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	+	#835467 The Election [ASR] 1.3 KB When the floor falls under, with the ominous thunder, he’ll know it’s time to go Genres: Satire :: Political :: Comedy Created: Apr 02 2004 at 2:04pm EST Last Modified: Apr 02 2004 at 4:00pm EST
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	+	#835462 The Boss [E] 0.8 KB An apt description of a boss...of course, not mine since he might see this! Genres: Comedy :: Satire :: Animal Created: Apr 02 2004 at 1:54pm EST Last Modified: Apr 15 2004 at 10:13am EDT
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	+	#835453 Everyman and Me [E] 1.0 KB He is Everyman, standing among the masses in the land... Genre: Tragedy Created: Apr 02 2004 at 1:44pm EST Last Modified: Apr 02 2004 at 6:40pm EST
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	+	#817697 It was No Accident [E] 0.6 KB A life is gone by a useless act, a shining star snuffed out in the night... Genres: Death :: Tragedy Created: Feb 20 2004 at 10:56am EST Last Modified: Feb 20 2004 at 10:57am EST
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	+	#812175 Leaving my Past Behind [E] 2.0 KB And as I rolled down them tracks, I knew I was never coming back... Genres: Comedy :: Tragedy Created: Feb 07 2004 at 1:20am EST Last Modified: Aug 25 2004 at 11:12pm EDT
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	+	#812160 The Peacock [E] 0.6 KB The proud peacock struts his stuff Genre: Animal Created: Feb 07 2004 at 1:04am EST Last Modified: Feb 07 2004 at 1:04am EST
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	+	#804482 Svelte! [E] 0.7 KB You are a scurrilous cad throwing out a fifty cent word... Genre: Comedy Created: Jan 20 2004 at 1:44pm EST Last Modified: Jan 20 2004 at 1:44pm EST
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	+	#802028 The Curmudgeon [E] 0.7 KB He was an independent old cuss, a curmudgeon of sorts if you will... Genre: Other Created: Jan 15 2004 at 10:27am EST Last Modified: Feb 18 2004 at 9:25am EST
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	+	#797825 The Buzzards are Circling [E] 1.7 KB It started as just a trickle, then things went down hill from there... Genres: Comedy :: Inspirational :: Tragedy Created: Jan 05 2004 at 4:25pm EST Last Modified: Jan 05 2004 at 4:27pm EST
Poetry by 5 members
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	+	#795152 The Musical Performance [E] 1.7 KB That fateful day in forty-one Aunt Fannie Mae was leading us in a rousing glee club song Genres: Comedy :: Music Created: Dec 30 2003 at 4:22pm EST Last Modified: Dec 30 2003 at 4:30pm EST
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	+	#795031 Inside Out [E] 0.9 KB Eyes are the window to the soul, revealing what dwells inside... Genre: Other Created: Dec 30 2003 at 11:49am EST Last Modified: Dec 30 2003 at 11:52am EST
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	+	#794811 I Am No Different [E] 0.9 KB I took a walk through old town today and I looked into the eyes... Genre: Other Created: Dec 29 2003 at 10:15pm EST Last Modified: Dec 30 2003 at 11:50am EST
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	+	#788819 The Principal's Office [E] 1.0 KB Oh, no! Gotta go to the Principal's office... Genres: Educational :: Comedy Created: Dec 12 2003 at 1:19pm EST Last Modified: Dec 12 2003 at 1:19pm EST
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	+	#788040 The Matrimonial Dance [E] 0.7 KB A description of the dance of matrimony Genres: Romance/Love :: Relationship Created: Dec 10 2003 at 2:08pm EST Last Modified: Dec 10 2003 at 2:08pm EST
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	+	#788030 The Defeat? [E] 0.9 KB A victory seemingly turned sour, ready to destroy the divine... Genre: Religious Created: Dec 10 2003 at 1:49pm EST Last Modified: Dec 10 2003 at 1:49pm EST
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	+	#788026 Run! [E] 0.7 KB A crowd had gathered, a kindred sort of clan steeped in mystic tradition... Genre: Other Created: Dec 10 2003 at 1:46pm EST Last Modified: Dec 10 2003 at 1:46pm EST
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	+	#788019 Bars of Fear [E] 0.9 KB I started off to ramble, with a friend I’d known so long... Genres: Friendship :: Relationship Created: Dec 10 2003 at 1:33pm EST Last Modified: Dec 30 2003 at 4:30pm EST
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	+	#788017 A Dastardly Act [ASR] 1.0 KB A dark menace hung over our heads, a shadowy presence in the world of intrigue... Genre: Other Created: Dec 10 2003 at 1:30pm EST Last Modified: Dec 10 2003 at 1:34pm EST
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	+	#788010 My Chamber [ASR] 2.4 KB Once within the blackened night, as I thought about my plight, mayhap to fling a firkin... Genres: Comedy :: Satire Created: Dec 10 2003 at 12:35pm EST Last Modified: Dec 10 2003 at 12:35pm EST
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	+	#782250 The Golden Door [E] 1.2 KB For those who yearn to breathe free, I am still the golden door... Genre: Other Created: Nov 25 2003 at 12:45pm EST Last Modified: Jul 22 2004 at 11:59am EDT
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	+	#770686 The Fat Toad [13+] 0.9 KB He lies there in comfort on the cool moist ground... Genres: Animal :: Satire Created: Oct 28 2003 at 3:06pm EST Last Modified: Oct 28 2003 at 3:06pm EST
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	+	#770678 The Stranger [ASR] 1.7 KB He rode into the valley of the king, searching for a man with knowledge of the plains... Genre: Action/Adventure Created: Oct 28 2003 at 2:58pm EST Last Modified: Dec 10 2003 at 2:00pm EST
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	+	#770676 The Marriage [13+] 1.3 KB There was a man who said I can and he married a pretty maid... Genres: Comedy :: Satire :: Relationship Created: Oct 28 2003 at 2:54pm EST Last Modified: Oct 29 2003 at 9:30am EST
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	+	#768247 The Owl [13+] 0.7 KB Alone he sits upon a limb not far from his thatched home Genres: Animal :: Nature Created: Oct 22 2003 at 4:36pm EDT Last Modified: Oct 22 2003 at 4:37pm EDT
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	+	#768232 Faith [13+] 0.3 KB An acrostic for F.A.I.T.H. Genres: Inspirational :: Religious Created: Oct 22 2003 at 4:17pm EDT Last Modified: Feb 12 2007 at 11:13am EST
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	+	#768230 Inspiration [13+] 0.2 KB It comes on delicate gossimer wings Genre: Inspirational Created: Oct 22 2003 at 4:10pm EDT Last Modified: Jul 22 2004 at 12:05pm EDT
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	+	#768226 The Delicate Butterfly [13+] 1.3 KB He flitted from flower to flower Delicately drinking the nectar down...But Genres: Comedy :: Satire Created: Oct 22 2003 at 4:00pm EDT Last Modified: Oct 22 2003 at 4:00pm EDT
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	+	#768222 The Report [13+] 0.4 KB A report that was wrong has been reported Genres: Comedy :: Satire Created: Oct 22 2003 at 3:52pm EDT Last Modified: Oct 22 2003 at 3:53pm EDT
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	+	#768220 Tribute to Robert W. Service [13+] 1.0 KB With pen in hand this Scottish man, left home for the mountains wild Genres: Action/Adventure :: Biographical Created: Oct 22 2003 at 3:46pm EDT Last Modified: Oct 04 2005 at 4:09pm EDT
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	+	#768218 The Vain Pursuits [13+] 0.9 KB A vagabond from another place and time... Genre: Religious Created: Oct 22 2003 at 3:42pm EDT Last Modified: Oct 22 2003 at 3:42pm EDT
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	+	#768215 The Lowly Spider [13+] 0.9 KB Retreating quietly to her web crocheted To lie in wait till the next victim strayed. Genres: Comedy :: Animal Created: Oct 22 2003 at 3:32pm EDT Last Modified: Aug 16 2005 at 8:11pm EDT
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	+	#758864 A Slave to Fear [13+] 0.8 KB He came into the room a little slow...Kismet was his name... Genre: Tragedy Created: Oct 01 2003 at 8:58pm EDT Last Modified: Oct 01 2003 at 9:01pm EDT
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	+	#754651 He Cooked My Goose [13+] 1.3 KB Scurrilous cad is written on my face and off I go seeking a solitary place Genres: Comedy :: Sci-fi Created: Sep 22 2003 at 12:08pm EDT Last Modified: Jul 22 2004 at 12:21pm EDT
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	+	#754023 The Preacher [13+] 1.1 KB I stood upon my ivory mount And searched the sullen masses... Genres: Religious :: Other Created: Sep 20 2003 at 11:18pm EDT Last Modified: Jul 22 2004 at 12:24pm EDT
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	+	#754020 Winkin, Blinkin, and Knod [13+] 2.1 KB I left my home down on the rural route, took my wife and went driving about... Genres: Comedy :: Legal :: Satire Created: Sep 20 2003 at 11:13pm EDT Last Modified: Jul 22 2004 at 12:26pm EDT
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	+	#754009 Stinkin' Thinkin' [ASR] 0.6 KB Give up this winkin' and blinkin' And quit your stinkin' thinkin'... Genres: Comedy :: Satire Created: Sep 20 2003 at 11:03pm EDT Last Modified: Sep 20 2003 at 11:06pm EDT
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	+	#752221 The Redlight District [13+] 0.8 KB Yet those prudish eyes, little do they realize, their justification too is small... Genre: Other Created: Sep 17 2003 at 1:14am EDT Last Modified: Jul 22 2004 at 12:29pm EDT
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	+	#751394 The Thing from the Pit [13+] 1.9 KB From out of the depth, this thing crept, A hideous sight to behold... Genres: Health :: Psychology Created: Sep 15 2003 at 3:01pm EDT Last Modified: Jul 22 2004 at 12:37pm EDT
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	+	#749958 The Sad Tale of Flashy [13+] 0.7 KB My pet-lightening bug has gone astray...dancing with danger, flashing his light, Genres: Animal :: Tragedy :: Death Created: Sep 12 2003 at 3:06pm EDT Last Modified: Jul 22 2004 at 12:38pm EDT
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	+	#749952 The Vagabond [13+] 1.4 KB ...now that I have aged, I know, had I loved I wouldn’t have the pain. Genres: Tragedy :: Relationship Created: Sep 12 2003 at 2:59pm EDT Last Modified: Sep 12 2003 at 3:02pm EDT
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	+	#749850 Release! [13+] 0.7 KB Oh, to be free from the censure of a downtrodden race. Genre: Other Created: Sep 12 2003 at 10:10am EDT Last Modified: Sep 20 2003 at 10:56pm EDT
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	+	#749836 The Worthless Masses [13+] 0.8 KB The jabber of their useless cries, are thrown forth by hapless men. Genres: Emotional :: Tragedy Created: Sep 12 2003 at 9:06am EDT Last Modified: Jul 22 2004 at 12:57pm EDT
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	+	#749517 The Days of Summer Lost [13+] 1.0 KB It was a bunch of lunatics, Who decided to move dem bums Genres: Sports :: History Created: Sep 11 2003 at 4:46pm EDT Last Modified: Jul 22 2004 at 12:52pm EDT
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	+	#749515 the nightly symphony [13+] 1.0 KB their symphony springs forth every night yet mutable for they sing without a score Genres: Animal :: Nature :: Music Created: Sep 11 2003 at 4:37pm EDT Last Modified: Sep 12 2003 at 2:30pm EDT
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	+	#749503 My Silly Little Pome [13+] 1.1 KB Cause mutable words, From this bunch nerds, Had tied a knot in my tail. Genres: Comedy :: Satire Created: Sep 11 2003 at 4:29pm EDT Last Modified: Sep 12 2003 at 9:59am EDT
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	+	#749495 The Craftsman [ASR] 0.7 KB The indelible performance of this master brings joy and laughter to his kith and kin. Genres: Animal :: Other Created: Sep 11 2003 at 4:20pm EDT Last Modified: Oct 22 2003 at 2:00pm EDT
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	+	#749485 Poor Oliver [ASR] 1.5 KB As he traveled the tortuous path that was his lot...he saw no joy for he was not gifted. Genres: Death :: Emotional Created: Sep 11 2003 at 3:59pm EDT Last Modified: Sep 12 2003 at 10:00am EDT
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	+	#749473 The Last Performance [ASR] 1.3 KB Unwilling to admit he's finished his part...he struts the stage like a fading star. Genres: Inspirational :: Philosophy :: Psychology Created: Sep 11 2003 at 3:36pm EDT Last Modified: Oct 22 2003 at 2:04pm EDT
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