Madeleine's Child

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It is difficult to get the news from poems
yet men die miserably every day
for lack of what is found there.
--William Carlos Williams

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concretegodmother: OC, CA, United States; I teach high school. I read, a lot. I'm trying to write more regularly. Perhaps this blog thing will help.

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Friday, July 18, 2008

A Hazy Shade of Summer

I'm in love with the white-barked tree on the left.

Posted by concretegodmother at 1:17 PM

Labels: photo, playing catch-up, trees, water

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