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    Nov 07, 2021 7 minutes

    WORDSWORTH by Rebecca Zhong

    The Wordsworth competition is being discontinued, in part to accommodate the extended Privacy Notice we are required to run each week. Thank you to all those who have contributed over the years, particularly our many regulars.

    The winner for Wordsworth competition No 2143 (write a Halloween-themed haiku) is Anne Martin of Helensville:

    Seeing my black hat Little children’s eyes widen “Is that hag for real?”

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