Gestures - A Poem By Paul Vincent Cannon
Gestures - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon
At dVerse De is hosting the Quadrille (44 words sans title) with an invitation to write a poem using some form of the word enchant. dVerse Poets – Quadrille – Some Enchanted Poem Photo: literaryfictions.com Greta Garbo “Then suddenly there was sun and the music came back …” Mark Strand GesturesPeople always talkabout eyeshow they draw you,peer deeply intoyour soul, but there is deep magicin…
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