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Footprints In the Sand

swirling wind at ocean’s edge after the sun is down beyond horizon, footprints in the sand from walkers strolling earlier, and I trace each step in my own, leaving a path for those who are following me. written November 28, 2021 a "yalto" - form invented by Edward Ibeh with 15-lines of syllable count: 3,4,2,4,5, 3,2,3,2,3, 3,5,6,1,5

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Date: 11/30/2021 9:19:00 PM
I love every bit of this, including the way it walks down the page like footprints in the snow.
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L Milton Hankins
Date: 11/30/2021 9:45:00 PM
Thanks, Caren. It was a fun write. And thanks to Edward Ibeh for the format.

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