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Congratulations goes out to Mrs. KT. The Contest Committee is pleased to announce that haiku (murder at midnight) has won the contest Haiku Poetry. In second place finished Hunter's Moon by nancyjam. In third place finished Bombs Away! by Gerard F Keogh and haiku (april greeting card) by Katiemae1977 and Night Sounds by Ulla
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