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Mini-review: Definitely poetic. As a ballad it flows well. The rhythm and xaxa, xbxb... pattern is consistent. The second and fourth lines tend to be shorter than first and third lines as in ballad form.

I could quibble about forgetting about secrets! I think the opposite happens as well. But that won't stop me from giving it a 4.8. It is what it is and that's pretty darn good.

Prompt: Write about secrets.

Secrets can bore a hole right through you. My family kept secrets that kept me in the dark. Clueless I didn't understand for years how utterly human my family was. The elders knew... but were in denial. Even now I keep secrets. I sure don't let anyone in town know. Or on fabecook, especially there! I keep my secrets close here at WdC as well. I open up about a lot of things but the traumas are real tricky and the secrets icky. You just don't need to know.

My response to "Invalid Item"  re holiday scents:

I'll be ornery... which holiday? [and whose]

If you mean winter: pine, although I really like frankincense, (non-holiday: fresh snow).

If you mean spring: hyacinth and rose, (non-holday: petrichor, fresh mown grass).

If you mean summer: I detest the smell of firecrackers, (non-holiday: rose).

If you mean autumn: baking ... like pumpkin/squash/sweet-potato pie. Yeah... pie for the win! (non-holiday: wood smoke).

One of the strongest scents of my holidays is rose. And the non-predictable smells of potluck.

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