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Plunged Into Sleep

as the hen settled down on her eggs and the burro brayed his last bray the moon slowly rose in the sky fulsome and round to the eye sated calves nuzzled up against udders while fillies snuggled into their mothers lambs curled up beside sheep the world had plunged into sleep yet denizens of the dark kept on going internal time clocks never slowing night crawlers dancing 'til dawn miles from the doe and her fawn

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021




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Date: 1/5/2022 11:41:00 AM
Gorgeously penned; this read like a song.
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Date: 1/1/2022 4:28:00 PM
I like this, love deer, a beautiful natural word-painting.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 1/1/2022 8:20:00 PM
Just emulating you, perhaps...
Date: 12/31/2021 10:54:00 AM
..."and the beat goes on".....
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 1/1/2022 8:19:00 PM
Kerchunk! Sonny, if not Cher
Date: 12/30/2021 4:54:00 PM
There are those who live by the natural movement of day into night~there are those who defy the rhythm. Great write. Wishing you a Very Happy New Year! Paulette
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/30/2021 8:27:00 PM
Thank you, Paulette. HNY to you in 2022! :) gw
Date: 12/30/2021 2:19:00 PM
And all was going great until your brought in the night crawlers GW! Kidding aside, your poem is sweet and wonderful!! Happy New Year!!!
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/30/2021 8:25:00 PM
Mike, Best of 2022 to you, and thank you for all of your support this year. Best always, Gershon
Date: 12/30/2021 10:44:00 AM
Terrific in so many ways. Fave Pangie
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/30/2021 8:19:00 PM
Aw, thanks for the Fave, Pangie. Here's to a steady decrease in and end to pain! Healing and Health in '22 for you! :) gw
Date: 12/29/2021 10:35:00 PM
A juxtaposition of those who crave sunlight, and those who worship the moon...ab
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/30/2021 8:13:00 PM
Really?! Are there people who actually worship the moon?! Show you what I don't know, I guess. Thanks, Anselmo. ~ gw P.S. Happy New Lunar Month, starting Sunday night. :)
Date: 12/29/2021 9:10:00 PM
Love that moon, so fulsome and round! While the gentle ones sleep the night owls are gettin down (though not me, sorry to say)
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/30/2021 8:09:00 PM
Hey, I'm no night owl either anymore -- and I like it that way... 'Course, I'm not an early bird anymore as well... What's left? -- A middling bird. ~ Tweet, tweet

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