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Carrying Onward

As a boy I explored shallow river beds. I carried home in a jar unnamed water-bugs, minnows, tadpoles and little frogs that glowed yellow when the sunlight swam in the creek. Now the sun comes to my window, sheds streams of light to carry me back to where shallow waters sing of all unnamable things.

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Date: 6/9/2022 6:21:00 PM
i like this one....explored miles of ditches for anything that lived there....yes indeed...great poem
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Eric Ashford
Date: 6/10/2022 7:40:00 AM
Thanks for this warm feedback Tim.
Date: 6/6/2022 7:52:00 PM
I played in the woods today. I came back to read this one again. Magic.
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Eric Ashford
Date: 6/7/2022 7:29:00 AM
Cheers Jeff. It's a fav of mine also. Thanks.
Date: 6/5/2022 11:28:00 AM
I love this!
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Eric Ashford
Date: 6/5/2022 12:51:00 PM
Thank you for the read and encouraging comment Kim!

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