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Over and over (tanka)

Red floor mat under

My wordy ragged footwear-

Dripping slush and care.
Caught beneath a standard song:
sounds of crimson and clover.

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This entry was posted in Blogroll, imagery, Language, Music, poem, Poems, poetry, writing and tagged creative writing, poetry, Tanka on January 18, 2020 by John S.

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