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Contests : War Poetry Contest : Past Winners : 2011 : Michael Estes
BIN LADEN
A bindle, a bed
ad-libbed in a bladed lane.
In a linden dale
in a nabbed land denied bail,
a leaden bell addled
and in need. All in all,
a dead label
and a Bible-enabled ballad
and a blind din
and a bane.
A laden bin.
This poem won third prize in the 2011 War Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. Author Michael Estes received a $600 award. Copyright is reserved to the author.
About Michael Estes
Michael Estes was a high-school teacher and is now in the business of raising daughters. His poems have appeared in Court Green, Margie, and The Southeast Review. He lives in Louisville, Kentucky.
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