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I'll Pay For It

David Granteer

Limerick
I'm not rich, that's for sure
But I have more than some folks here
How can they win?
They can't get in
I'll pay for their poem to appear

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Several people who have wanted to enter the poetry contest did not have the entry fee. I am retired and living on SS, but I want to pay the fee for some of those who do not have enough money. How do I go about doing that?

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Written on June 15, 2022

Submitted by davidg.37672 on June 15, 2022

Modified on April 13, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCCD
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 136
Words 30
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
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David Granteer

 · 1937 · Montana

The website shows me as "davidg20663". This is the identity I was assigned when I joined. The stuff (including poems) under this identity was submitted before I joined the website. I was born in Montana and grew up in Portland, OR. I went to a technical high school, Benson, and worked on the radio station there, KBPS. I was in the Navy Reserves and spent my active duty in Washington, DC I have a BS in physics and an MSEE I am a life Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers I was granted two patents I have been married nine times The name of my present wife is Carol We have a combined family of six children I list my religion as Zen Buddhism more…

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3 Comments
  • teril
    teril
    Thanks for your generosity! Nice way to communicate it. I hope it worked out...
    LikeReply2 years ago
  • raggie285_1
    raggie285_1
    You’re a very thoughtful person
    LikeReply 12 years ago
  • acronimous
    acronimous
    Hi David, that is so sweet of you, and also brilliant and amusing :-) Please reach out to me directly so we can discuss ways on how to make this happen...
    LikeReply 12 years ago

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