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Preparing For Winter

When fall comes a-calling to stay, then summertime has to make way for the frost and the cold and the leaves turning gold, for that is the natural way. As the leaves are falling from trees, the ponds are preparing to freeze; the squirrels build their nests, Mother Nature suggests we should be preparing to sneeze!

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Date: 9/23/2016 10:23:00 PM
Caught the humor in the end line! Enjoyed it. Congrats. :)
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Terry Hoffman
Date: 9/24/2016 10:22:00 AM
Thank you very much. I just kind of sneaked in the last line. LOL
Date: 9/23/2016 10:56:00 AM
cute Terry! congrats on your placement in the contest! :)-luloo
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Terry Hoffman
Date: 9/24/2016 10:21:00 AM
Thanks. I simply love writing limericks.
Date: 9/23/2016 7:02:00 AM
Nicely done! Congratulations, Terry! ...Fran
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Terry Hoffman
Date: 9/24/2016 10:19:00 AM
Thanks, I am very new to the site and did not expect to win anything.
Date: 9/23/2016 6:41:00 AM
Very funny. congratulations on your placement, Kai
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Terry Hoffman
Date: 9/24/2016 10:18:00 AM
Thanks, Kai.
Date: 9/22/2016 7:51:00 AM
A sneeze is a natural act, where mild winds and cold interact, but what can be done, where this has begun, to lessen it's dire impact.
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Terry Hoffman
Date: 9/24/2016 10:18:00 AM
Thanks for reading. See, you can do a lot of other neat stuff with limericks!

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