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Red Sky – small stone

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Elizabeth

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red sky morning
wraps the bare maple
limbs in
taffy and cinnamon.

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I’m writing small stones as part of the January Mindful Writing Challenge. Feel free to join us.

Posted in In the Details, poetry, Small StonesTagged attention, everyday, In the Details, nature, small stones, WOWH

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    Poet, writer, journalist. Kansas City. London. Iowa. #demandpoetry. Am collaborating on #monumentprojectkc
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