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photo by gillena cox, West Mall, Trinidad 2015 Christmas decor

Poems remain the copyright of individual writers

PLAYERS: 1.Opie Houston, US; 2.Ana Drobot, Romania 3. Pat Geyer, US; 4. Sanaa Rizvi, Saudi Arabia; 5. Gheorghe Postelnicu, Romania; 6. Devin Harrison, Canada; 7. Vasile Moldovan, Romania; 8. Valentina Ranaldi-Adams, USA; Krzysztof Kokot, Poland; 10. Tomislav Maretic, Croatia; 11. Brendon Kent, UK; 12. Tatjana Debeljacki, Serbia; 13. Anna Cates, USA; 14. Shrikaanth Krishamurthy, Birmingham UK; 15. Keith Simmonds, France

FIRST PLACE

13
Christmas lights
I put the shadows
behind me
--Anna Cates, Wilmington OH 45177 (USA)
Votes: 314*** Score:17
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SECOND PLACE

2
glad tidings -
getting out of the box
last year's paper cranes
--Ana Drobot, Bucharest, Romania
Votes: 341*** Score:14
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THIRD PLACE
6
swept up
into the language of light
a fallen angel
--Devin Harrison - Vancouver Island - Canada
Votes: 222*** Score:12
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RESULTS CONTINUES

1
Christmas morning sun--
reassuring blessings
and relief of pain
Opie Houston
Votes: 1***** Score:01
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3
small wisps of straw
our tokens of prayer...
the Child is born
--Pat Geyer
Votes: *1**** Score:02
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4
Adversity
can't resist the imperceptible
Bloom.
--Sanaa Rizvi
Votes: ****** Score:00
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5
free firework rock show -
true GOODBYE TO GRAVITY
insted of GLAD TIDINGS
--Stops
Votes: ****** Score:00
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7
Glad tidings-
foreshadowing the Christmas
the first snowfall
--Vasile Moldovan, Bucharest, Romania
Votes: 11**** Score:03
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8
holiday tidings
expectations inflating
and deflating
--Valentina Ranaldi-Adams
Votes: 212*** Score:10
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9
eve-
lonely
star
--Krzysztof Kokot, Poland
Votes: 21**** Score:04
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10
glad tidings -
patients in the hallway decorate
the Christmas tree
--Tom
Votes: 11**** Score:03
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11
snowflakes
settling
our differences
--Brendon Kent, Southampton UK
Votes: 212*** Score:10
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12
bent old man
brings in the christmas tree
snowing in the town
--Tatjana Debeljacki
Votes: 3***** Score:03
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14
Christmas again…
the happy tidings
yet to come
--Shrikaanth Krishamurthy, Birmingham UK
Votes: 13**** Score:07
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15
The prince of peace
in a lowly manger…
glad tidings
--Keith Simmonds
Votes: 1*1*** Score:04
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