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Raquette River Elegy 1

kayaks take for granted blooms on river ellen kyokusetsu ribbed wood canoe holds firm for lovers' tangled hair to be returned with our roadside laces loggers' boat ribs petrified by the river's deep mud and exposed to lightning wide shallow water offers no privacy there's a pale shade of the newish home, a driveway that got its theived sedan fated for the pressure in red Potsdam sand an ellen still loves a boy on silty hand ....... January 19, 2011 (c) Copyright 2011 Albert Geiser, All Rights Reserved, January 22, 2011 (c) Copyright 2011 Albert Geiser, All Rights Reserved, except the right to forward and to share with friends - with credit --which is held to be a good idea and thus encouraged.

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Date: 1/19/2011 11:03:00 AM
I am reading such amazing poetry this morning Albert. I am glad yours is among the ones I have had the pleasure to read today. I wish you a wonderful day filled with inspiration. Love, Carol
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