poem submitted to "Bite-Size Contest 138" Line Gauthier, sponsor, March 8, 2026.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Folded edges gleam~ paper boats on rain-swollen stream, racing past. Like childhood's brief, bright voyage, soggy hulls dissolve too fast. a related memoir vignette can be read at poetrysoup.com/short_stories/paper_boats_floating_by_13644
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