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Ohio River At Sunset

lights flicker on the far side as Kentucky folds its dark robes a barge nudges the river into dusk bundles of clouds kindle a shimmering pause the river opens its body to swallow the sun knee deep in shadow a heron yawps silver fish ripple through shoaling branches here on a crooked pier spawning stars surface from the milky eyes of the recently drowned

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019




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Date: 8/22/2019 12:04:00 PM
That was so cool, so picturesque, as if a painting of words. What a beautiful scene you've created.
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Eric Ashford
Date: 8/22/2019 12:20:00 PM
Thanks Chris, it has been said that as poets, words are our paint. Great review.

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