Portrait of Words
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Ongoing29m
Last published Thu, Oct 1, 2020
This is a collection of poems I started in the late 1980s and has morphed into something more than I expected. Some of my poetry is indicative of the times I lived in, and lived through. I am thrilled to share these works with you. I hope you enjoy them. The self-proclaimed Militant-Romantic
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