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42black cloudswater fallingthrough rockssummer light --the honking of snow geeseon the tundracobblestones –the smell of dung and hayfrom the drawn cartferris wheelit rolls to the edgeof the nightlighthousein the sea breezefaint starsarctic windalong the blue icejets of snowferry steamera token in the mouthof the riverHAIKU HARVEST 2001 – 2006
43Richard StevensonOpening the fridge,Karl sits with cool cutlery ...haloed in white lightjuju concert –dancer dashes guitaristto a rising beat(To “dash” someone is Nigerian slang for to bribe or tip.)Linda Robeckbefore moonrisethe distant mountain peakalready litwinter rainthe last leaves plug upthe downspoutdeep shadethe tiny hairson her skinHAIKU HARVEST 2001 – 2006
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Page 5: ContentsThe poets in HAIKU HARVEST
Page 8 and 9: 6bright sunlightdown the snowy hill
Page 10: 8drought’s endpuddles soak the ro
Page 13 and 14: 11last night a deep snowon the porc
Page 15 and 16: 13DENIS M. GARRISONgone two yearsno
Page 17 and 18: Haiku HarvestVolume 1, Number 2Summ
Page 20 and 21: 18vacant beach -a hermit crab and I
Page 22 and 23: 20out in today’s trashbroken exer
Page 24 and 25: 22FRANK HAATAJAa picnic destroyedth
Page 26 and 27: 24HAIKU HARVEST 2001 - 2006
Page 28 and 29: 26two horsescircle each other-but n
Page 30 and 31: 28cold white lunar lightice-curtain
Page 34 and 35: 32Maria Steyncampsite embers . . .r
Page 36 and 37: 34camping near Bear Lake -it is dif
Page 38 and 39: 36parking till seven -street people
Page 40 and 41: 38choir practicescent of burning le
Page 42 and 43: 40winter skythe crow’s pale eyess
Page 46 and 47: 44late night stormlightning in the
Page 48 and 49: 46Sijotropical clear blue watercarr
Page 50 and 51: 48low-lying clouds -trumpeter swans
Page 52 and 53: 50A towel of snowon the leaning bro
Page 54 and 55: 52golf course -driven by extreme me
Page 56 and 57: 54empty cornerslowly the moon leave
Page 58 and 59: 56These seven haiku were posted on
Page 62 and 63: 60home gamemoving my chairto the ot
Page 64 and 65: 62old electric fencea bumblebeescan
Page 66 and 67: 64Withered stalks,old moss the colo
Page 68 and 69: 66Not yet - the roses.Not yet - the
Page 70 and 71: 68Sean LauseBach on the radioa spid
Page 72 and 73: 70Dew dropon a blade of grassrainbo
Page 74 and 75: 72no skylarkto welcome the sunI beg
Page 76 and 77: 74a light rain fallson the garden s
Page 78 and 79: 76Brian Hendersoncleaning out the c
Page 80 and 81: 78the day she diedshe walked among
Page 84 and 85: 82Kathy Lippard CobbBreathstrokesAn
Page 86 and 87: 84ebb tidewe hold on tight,then let
Page 88 and 89: 86Sunrise —vines intertwinethe ol
Page 90 and 91: 88a fox on the pondprancing, pointi
Page 92 and 93: 90Crystalline #40The dead and missi
Page 94 and 95:
92CinquainCold nightsand autumn chi
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94the strains of Haydncoming from t
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96Angèle LuxPlay ofblue water over
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98falling leavesthe sleeping cat tw
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100Blue water reflecting the blue s
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102Loaded with snowthe birches are
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104After the rainone petal lefton t
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106August sun,the first yellow leav
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108HAIKU HARVEST 2001 - 2006
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110anti-heroism, crime, passion, th
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112nix on the blindfoldto hell with
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114April:snowliesprised from cold f
Page 118 and 119:
116The once-stately clockRuns down
Page 120 and 121:
118Craig SernottiBirds that singare
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120gKthe large turkey carvedwith ne
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122Richard StevensonHot Flashes: Ma
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124their promises are lies -there
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126so lovelyin the moonlight,even d
Page 130 and 131:
128Kenneth Pobotwo towers fallafter
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130She stands outside on the bone-w
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132Denis M. GarrisonWar Ku - AsiaVI
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136Winners of the July 2001 WHC Sho
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138HONORABLE MENTIONClouds inside t
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140Cinquains by Kirsty Karkowjoyful
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142Cinquains by Debra Woolard Bende
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144Cinquains by Kathy Lippard CobbB
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146Seaside:the moon ripples,then ru
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148crystalline #6Page after page, s
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150threadedmy loom receivesyour ski
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152Mondaytraces smooth hipof indigo
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154crystalline #10Windy, wintry day
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156Crystalline Sequence by Denis Ga
Page 160 and 161:
158DREAM CHASINGOld dogsleeps in my
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160haiku, and if that poet is going
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162This is euphony, more important
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164A Brief Technical Description of
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168dawnthe driveway coveredwith cru
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170blush sunrise—ducklings huddle
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172J.B. Conwaycrippled speckled bir
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174after the rain—sunshine and sh
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176onceI could have run up this hil
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178start of winter -one single pink
Page 182 and 183:
180Ann K. Schwaderthe old doglimps
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182Even the sense of touch is invol
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184The nuclear family takes over fr
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186Towards the end of January our c
Page 190 and 191:
188Margarita Engle — Clovis, Cali
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190Jon Daveyseaward path—behind r
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192Denis M. Garrisonknee deep inthi
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194winter sunset—the art museum s
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196Deborah P. Kolodjithe leaf falls
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198reading Issacherry tree blooms a
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200Lewis SandersWinter rainname of
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202R. K. SinghDisappearsinto dust h
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204the emerald hour—grass greener
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206Robert D. Wilsonwar hero,asleep
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208Ebb tide turns and surges ashore
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210CLOISTEREnshrinedin ivy vines,a
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212left behindthe cup of green teai
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214Editor’s Choicefresh bread is
Page 218 and 219:
216Denis M. Garrisonchimney smokeca
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218dear old birth house—memories
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220clock chimesa hummingbird’s ne
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222funeral daywinter deer settleon
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224ocean breezethe yellow pansiesli
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226weather-worn barnten different v
Page 230 and 231:
228Denis M. Garrisonshelter trash c
Page 232 and 233:
230STILL STONEMillstoneimmobilized
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232from behind dark glassesso muchh
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236Jane McLean — Sydney, Australi
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238Following is a short sequence of
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242next doora chainsawgrowls, the a
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244dad’s graveall the flowers he
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246Aurora Antonovicon the way to th
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248shutters slapthe house awake—c
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250homeboundhot August mornwild tur
Page 254 and 255:
252Angelee Deodharafter the summer
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254Blonde thunderstorm—my wife’
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256orchid showwe bow our heads to m
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258runningbeside a miniature horsem
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260Each day,while othersenjoy the s
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262winter afternoonthe rabbit in th
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264aerobics classtwo swallows swerv
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266in the riverbobbing with the gee
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268charred earthsilence in the airH
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270I could smell hercheap perfume e
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272hot and hazya kettle of hawksat
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274first snowa passing childsticks
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276graffition the corner mailboxnew
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278falling starhow many breaths lef
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280Francis Masatprairie dawn mist s
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282snowfallthe forest fadesinto sil
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284Scott Metzlingering daylight . .
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286south wind—children cry jumpin
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288TankaCourtyard barbecue:smoke, C
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290The next three are originally wr
Page 294 and 295:
292Sandee Mpony-McMullanopening the
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294graves side by side—the poet s
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296dry trace of tearlike accidental
Page 300 and 301:
298big birthdayinstead of perfumeI
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300Zipsagainst a dark sky lightly t
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302night rain . . .a baby frog hops
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304deepin the scent of summera home
Page 308 and 309:
306morning stillnessacorns settled
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308each sparka distant campfirewint
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310Nursery wardsthe babies and doll
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312Negotiatingthe long sleepless ni
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314twilightI try to imitatethe robi
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316wave petunias—the crackle of b
Page 320 and 321:
318CarrieAnn Thunellcrowded cafésh
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320mother singsan old-fashioned son
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322this morning,in a different ligh
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Page 328 and 329:
326Colin Stewart Jones — Aberdeen
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328break in continuity? Well, somet
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330there is a wide range of positio
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332it. There is no stopping it.So,
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334underpinnings, those same tradit
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336Haiga by Minerva Bloom.HAIKU HAR
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338high abovethe shantytownhomemade
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340mudflatspainted over—scarlet i
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342THE POETSLeander Aaldersa holein
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344an’yafrom the eavesan occasion
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346pulling out crabgrassin the pave
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348Minerva Bloombone colda fisherma
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350Brentt Bodoha candle flicker…t
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352I turn onthe air conditionera cr
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354late autumnwindswept bee clingst
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356the same rivernot the sameriverS
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358Jasminka Diordievicinstead of le
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360from the pawnshop windowmy guita
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362stinging nettlesa soldier’s gr
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364old chartof the known worldmy an
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366the tasteof his kiss…seduction
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368loungingnude in bed…a man, a d
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370achiote stallthe red of sunriseo
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372Victor P. Gendranoher touchsensu
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374rainon my bald spot—recalling
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376clothes tumbling dry,a fresh win
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378unzipping summerin the grassyour
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380a drop of perspirationonto the r
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382telling me aboutlaughter and tea
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384backyard rainbowlinking lawn and
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386The clangor of bellscalled me fr
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388the smileof the young woman I pa
Page 392 and 393:
390Tracy Koretskywalking alone—fo
Page 394 and 395:
392Darrell Lindseyroasting marshmal
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394trifolium repensi tell her i am
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396Jacek Margolakautumn winda chimn
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398spring equinoxi wash mother’s
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400a monk doses—dragonflies wheel
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402busy morning—coffee splotchesr
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404this heatagainst the cold window
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406Zane ParksAccidentJust a kid. Ri
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408Mihajlo M. Pavlovictwo grey owls
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410Paul Pfleuger, Jr.invisible moon
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412winter templeour desires twirl a
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414into my empty chest cavity.Soon,
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416all the puddlesI step inyesterda
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418Helen Ruggieriin the darkmaking
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420station and fill up on air and s
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422clouds in the wetlandsbreak from
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424Carla Sariwinter dawnthe unceasi
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426light breeze . . .a leaf takes i
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428early morning bird songscarried
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430R.K. SinghSitting cross-leggedth
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432Sue Stanfordnew lovera flock of
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434garden walkthe sudden liftof bee
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436Indian summertaking a nap in the
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438early morningthe crow barksat th
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440vacation overa cockroach rushes
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442a cat peeksfrom the homeless man
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444Planningour fifth hiking season.
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446on his heada knotted handkerchie
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448this eveningthe same mirroras ye
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450Rafal Zabratynski (RaV)ONE SUMME
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