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Little Salmon

September 25, 2022 Earl Yarington

Sweet little salmon, so fast and so swift; She keeps up with the others so big and so strong. Swims

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38.1380 N, 92.8104 W

July 31, 2022July 21, 2022 Adrianna Salkin

Sailing ahead, salt mists our sun kissed bodies as we rest on the bow of the boat Counting and observing

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A Beautiful Dancer Magnified

July 4, 2022 Earl Yarington

What is it like to be a beautiful dancer Of ballet, of jazz, of modern dance The traditional tutus and

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Freckles

June 27, 2022 Earl Yarington

They are scattered Maybe all but gone now, But I wish for a hint Of them In seeing them shine,

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Too Big to Be Eaten, and Too Small to Save the World

June 19, 2022 Earl Yarington

What if your life was at the bottom of that dude’s cooler? Your eternity, that bit of liquid there; You

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If it was a thing

June 16, 2022June 18, 2022 Earl Yarington

It’s funny if a unicorn was a thing. A thing to touch To feel;   It’s funny if a rainbow’s

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Muskrat Meditation

June 15, 2022 Len Shindel

Sunday morning, damp bench, Deep Creek Lake State Park.   Pandemic pup sits beside me, panting after her free run,

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A Once Good Man Lost

June 11, 2022June 18, 2022 Earl Yarington

I was walking Out for the first time Since then Since, I don’t know when Feeling naked Hearing “cho mo”*

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Counterfeits of Love

June 6, 2022June 18, 2022 Earl Yarington

Words are lovers that never love; Oblivious to the feelings they relate; For they may seem real and “tried and

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The Death of Density

May 31, 2022June 18, 2022 Earl Yarington

Clickity, click, click On the simple myth Clickbait, clickbait Why wait?   It’s a click or no? A yes or

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