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Poem written for and submitted to “Just Two in One Spree” poetry contest, Nette Onclaud, Sponsor, September 28, 2025

MEMORY OF YOUTH

MEMORY OF YOUTH ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ we built it crooked in oak’s arthritic elbow— a fortress of scrap lumber a crooked platform steel nails bent like question marks with acorn armies we ruled
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September 29, 2025 at 3:23 AM
A beautiful memory from your early years. Pleasure reading this today
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September 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
thank you for your kind thoughts, dear Sotto, hugs from Texas, Sara
Gauthier Avatar
September 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
a lovely childhood remembrance ~
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September 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
many thanks
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