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« on: August 30, 2010, 12:03:50 PM » by Tiko Lewis






where
did
the
sky
get
its
blue

was
it
gifted
stolen

found

rented
or
loaned

won
in a
game
of
pitching
pennies

was
it
earned

cleaning
pools
on
saturdays








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...i don't eat jelly beans afterward.

  Re: 23
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2010, 12:19:40 PM » by Tom Riordan
for me, Tiko, goes great till near the end. I'd be tempted to continue from "earned" for an ending

was
it
earned

in a
........
......
.....


or something like that. Tom


where
did
the
sky
get
its
blue

was
it
gifted

stolen

or found

rented
loaned

won
in a
game
of
pitching
pennies

was
it
earned

can
it
be
depleted


     is it
     artificial




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  Re: 23
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2010, 12:25:07 PM » by Tiko Lewis
Tom,

i hear you.  change made
to see how it flows/works.
could stay, could be changed
to something else, but i like
the idea.

thanks,

tiko
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  Re: 23
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2010, 01:09:20 PM » by maggie flanagan-wilkie
Just a thought, Tiko. 

where
did
the
sky
get
its
blue

was
it
gifted
stolen

found

rented
or
loaned

won
in a
game
of
pitching
pennies

was
it
earned

cleaning
pools
on
saturdays
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  Re: 23
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2010, 09:57:21 AM » by Tiko Lewis
Maggie,

thanks.  changes have been made.

tiko
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  Re: 23
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2010, 09:14:29 PM » by Lynn Doiron
I like this. 
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  Re: 23
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2010, 11:17:57 PM » by Tiko Lewis
:)
thanks,
Lynn

tiko
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  Re: 23
« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2010, 10:28:54 AM » by maggie flanagan-wilkie
Tiko,

These words sure stick out. Think about editing them out.

Maggie

discovered
intelligently-designed
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« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2010, 10:34:40 AM » by Tom Riordan
agree. "discovered" covered earlier by "found," more or less, and "intelligently-designed" can be broken like this and read as 2 items and as one:

intelligent
designed
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« Reply #9 on: September 01, 2010, 10:36:41 AM » by Tiko Lewis
thanks, guys.
i opted to remove.

tiko
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