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To the Cloud

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To the Cloud

No wonder at dusk I find you sleeping in the hollows
in the crook of the mountain’s arm: you had so much

to carry, so much to let go: yet you are unchanged

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This entry was posted in New Writing, Poetry and tagged afton mountain, Alzheimers, clouds, haiku, love, memory, not haiku, spirit on April 9, 2015 by Jeff Schwaner.

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2 thoughts on “To the Cloud”

Ron April 9, 2015 at 11:33 pm

Golden!

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zdunno03 April 10, 2015 at 2:46 am

Lovely, Jeff. Lovely.

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