Another competition win this week! Poets of G+

Hey guys;

 I have just found out that I have received the most votes this week, in Poets of G+ 'Prompt of the week', with my poem 'Killing Time' which you can find on my blog at...

 http://1455bookcompany.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/killing-time.html

 Thanks to the team at G+ for keeping these competitions alive and challenging!

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