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I went to look for poetry

I went to look for poetrybeneath the midnight moonout where the potholes pocked the road,and spotted a raccoon. He’d torn …

#character #Gareth Marks #old man #raccoon

. Romantic / Free Verse / Life

canvas on a warping frame

I didn’t know oil could crack. But new fissures open in sunflowers, gladiolas, the black and grey of the background. …

#aging #character #growth #love #Rebecca Kerr

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