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Tears Hard As Shells

Her gaze traces an island
Scanning a plagued village;
Tears swell from a tidal fury
raking  bushes, shells--
In Maldives, she wails 
For lost daughters.

Copyright © Ashley Conte | Year Posted 2015

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Afolabi Muideen

June 23, 2015 at 4:53 PM

Congratulation on your awesome win....7.................A.M.

June 22, 2015 at 4:33 PM

Hi Ashley:) Congratulations on your win. Hugs* SKAT

Poet Destroyer A

June 22, 2015 at 3:43 PM

Ashley, Congratulations awesomely done. LINDA

June 22, 2015 at 2:50 PM

Beautiful and yet sad. Worthy of a high placed win; congratulations, Ashley! // paul

June 22, 2015 at 7:19 AM

congrats on the win

Shadow Hamilton

June 22, 2015 at 2:26 AM

nicely done Ashley congrats on win hugs

Francine Roberts

June 21, 2015 at 8:52 PM

wow, just wonderful, congrats on your win

June 21, 2015 at 3:22 PM

so beautiful so sad this brought a lump to my throat! many congrats on your win Ashley:-) hugs jan xx

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