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paleoray
Member since June 10, 2014
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About Me
About me
Retired Real Estate Professional
BA in Business Management from NC State University -1983
Married for over 44 years with two grown children and 1 grandchild
Enjoy reading and writing. Have been a writer for over 25 years now - especially love writing children's poetry, creative/whimsical stories and Christian theme pieces. Love animals and love nature.
Location: North Carolina, USA, USA
Favorite Poets
I have many and not in any particular ranking or order:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Edgar Allan Poe
Robert Frost
Rudyard Kipling
Emily Dickinson
Maya Angelou
Eugene Field
Edgar Guest
Langston Hughes
Ogden Nash
Christina Rossetti
William Blake
William Shakespeare
James Whitcomb Riley
Recent Work
My Dinosaur Chewed This Poem
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At The Theatre
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Bookworms
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By Tooth Fairy Rules
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Army Men Memories
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Ghostly Graveyard Warning
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Old Ailment
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The Family Holiday Table
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Climbing A Tree
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Contest Wins
| Winning Submission | Contest | Contest Date |
|---|---|---|
| Shore Watch | 08/24 Beach Day | 1 August, 2024 – 31 August, 2024 |
| Ghostly Graveyard Warning | 02/24 Warning | 1 February, 2024 – 29 February, 2024 |
| The Family Holiday Table | Harvest Feast Image Prompt Contest | 7 November, 2023 – 17 November, 2023 |
| Just Move On To The Next House | Monthly Contest Halloween | 1 October, 2023 – 31 October, 2023 |
| Symphonic Ecstasy | Neopoem Of The Week September 24th To September 30th 2023. | 24 September, 2023 – 30 September, 2023 |
| A Youthful Enterprise | Neopoem Of The Week September 17th to September 23rd 2023 | 17 September, 2023 – 23 September, 2023 |
| In Memory of Our Heroes | Neopoem Of The Week September 10th to September 16th 2023. | 10 September, 2023 – 16 September, 2023 |