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1/27/2020 12:47:35 PM Randal Newsom Posts: 4	Poppy's moon Every so often the world weighs me down And I'll get a message from those not around. Some call them signs, others say spirit. Most can be seen, sometimes you hear it. Like coyotes yipping on a cold starry night Or that mad little cardinal picking a fight With the reflection it sees in an old broken mirror. They're telling me things that cannot be clearer. There's one that stands out, no real surprise. When the sun's going down, its starts to rise Low in the East then moves up above, It's got many names, but there's one that I love. Flower and Harvest, Wolf or just Full, I call it Poppy's; it's bold as a bull. It comes from a man, his daughter's my wife And he's making sure we appreciate life. He's telling my children he'll always be here. He can light up the night, there's nothing to fear. He's telling my wife there's no need to cry. He knows when she needs him, he'll shine in the sky. Last, he tells me, boy shake off your gloom. Be there for your family, just like the Moon. edited by RBNEUS on 1/28/2020
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1/27/2020 2:12:54 PM Jack Webster Posts: 255	Excellent way to approach grief without being cloying or maudlin. Very well done. Good attention to meter. Take more time to explore punctuation. I would put a period after mirror.
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1/28/2020 8:29:27 AM Randal Newsom Posts: 4	Thank you for the review. Much appreciated.
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2/5/2020 3:31:21 PM Nancy Kaufman Posts: 2	great imagery.. -- Nancy Kaufman
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10/10/2021 10:08:28 AM Anna Brown Posts: 3	beautiful i love it. edited by thegodfatherowl on 10/10/2021
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10/22/2021 12:10:53 PM Eduardo Richardson Posts: 65	Very nicely written, thank you very much for sharing your poem. I am also working on my own piece now.
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