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Winter Rains

A Curse

By Cathy holmesPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
Top Story - January 2023
Photo by Noaa on Unsplash

Winter rains havoc

on melting arctic ice caps.

How will my cubs feed?

nature poetry

About the Creator

Cathy holmes

Canadian family girl with a recently discovered love for writing. Other loves include animals and sports.

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    Creative use of language & vocab

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    The story invoked strong personal emotions

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    Well-structured & engaging content

  1. On-point and relevant

    Writing reflected the title & theme

  2. Excellent storytelling

    Original narrative & well developed characters

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  • Marilyn Gloverabout a year ago

    I missed this the first time around. Beautiful work, Cathy!

  • This was awesome!

  • Great work 🎯💯🤍

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  • Sharon Bethea3 years ago

    Love it! Very relatable.

  • Rayn B3 years ago

    You captured strong, tragic emotions in so few words. You are brilliant!

  • Good entry

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  • I love the way you use question, and I love the frustration that rings through this short piece

  • JBaz3 years ago

    interesting take, I like it

  • J. S. Wade3 years ago

    Excellent Cathy 🥰

  • Mariann Carroll3 years ago

    Wow, excellent 💗🥰Congrats

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  • sleepy drafts3 years ago

    Sad and poignant, while beautifully done. Congratulations on top story and thank you for writing this!

  • Congratulations on Top Story!!

  • Gerard DiLeo3 years ago

    very nice.

  • Congratulations on Top Story!!!

  • Heather Hubler3 years ago

    Congratulations on your Top Story!!

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  • Awww, my polar bears 🥺 This was sad but it's the truth. Well done!

  • Dana Stewart3 years ago

    We can’t advocate this topic enough. Good job!

  • This is fantastic. I see another win unfolding lol.

  • Gina C.3 years ago

    Very well said, Cathy! Great job. ❤️

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  • Ooh, so powerful and poignant.

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