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Frozen Earth

Remember to come back on Monday for our next Poetry Party!

 

 

(Leaves discovered on the ground outside my hermitage this morning.)

May your weekend bring you the still gifts of winter’s release and rest.

-Christine Valters Paintner @ Abbey of the Arts

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