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Lights Out

Night Spreads out Her darkness Over the earth As she beckons the weary mind to sleep. Cricket songs and the soft light of moonbeams Stage a slumber Set to play Until Dawn. Cynthia Buhain-Baello~~~03.31.16 Tetractys, a poetic form consisting of at least 5 lines of 1, 2, 3, 4, 10 syllables (total of 20). Tetractys can be written with more than one verse, but must follow suit with an inverted syllable count. Double Tetractys maybe written as: 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 10, 4, 3, 2, 1,

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James Inman

Date: 5/9/2016 6:50:00 AM

Wonderfully sweet poem that leaves me pensive Cynthia. By the way, your avatar appears to be Cabbage Patch dolls, if so, have you visited the Cabbage Patch Hospital, Babyland General® Hospital, in North Georgia?

Cynthia Buhain-Baello
Date: 5/22/2016 7:14:00 AM

Thank you Teppo Gren. My avatar is a photo of the cloth dolls I make by hand. I have never seen Cabbage Patch Hospital :-) but I hope I could travel to the US someday...before I get called to report to Heaven. ~~~Cynthia