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Sep 13 05, 18:12

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Our April, 2005 Moderator's Choice results are in!

IT's A TIE!

Congrats to Eisa and Arnfinn for winning our Moderator's Choice Award for April with their tiles, 'Lover's Locket' and 'The Assassin'!!

WAY TO GO!

Your Mod Choice mini plaque will be displayed in your signature and tile! You have led your Muse to bask in the glory of the greek urn known as Mod Choice.

Congratulations! You have added your special touches to our Mosaic in style. Thank you! JOY to you, oh mighty ones!

Cheers!
Mosaic Musings Staff :roman:

Moderator Choice Award

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Lover's Locket

They clung in passion -- long embraces,
sadly kissed goodbye while tears
of desperation stained their faces;
coming battles fuelled their fears.
He wore her gift against his chest
amidst the trench filled battle zones.
She soldiered on, although depressed;
his destination was unknown.

The lucky bean-shaped locket hung
upon it’s chain, beneath his shirt.
A sudden burst of bullets stunned
him, threw him down -- almost unhurt.
One bullet nearly killed him, struck
him near his heart but hit the charm
and ricocheted -- no stroke of luck.
Her love had kept him safe from harm.

The treasured locket’s kept inside
my `reminiscence box’ today,
inherited with heart-felt pride
when my dear father passed away.
His parents lived this touching tale
of love, the seedling family tree;
their golden heirloom still prevails --
a keepsake genealogy.

Copyright © 2005 Eira Needham

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The Assassin

They will arrive tonight…
big brutes—
I lie in the dark,
my mind swathed in cunning schemes.

Muscle’s tense—
no control—
jumpy and fidgeting.

Waiting…

Ready for the kill!

The months of planning,
the dummy runs,
the waiting on corners,
the sifting through evidence.

Then they turned-the-tables:
their break-ins, subtle surveillance—
spying on my lifestyle.

Out in the darkness…

There it is!

Furtive movements.

Up!

To my right!

Silence is essential.
Strategy?
Move, bend to my left,
find my way through the passageway…

Quietly!
Damn it!

Up the stairs, raise the cover…
Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!
Missiles away!

Chemical botulism, unfettered
rational annihilation.

Copyright © 2005 John Macleod

Congrats!

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