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"to shy"

By T. Imaan Tretchicovmanicova

Sat, 26 May 2012
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the wind flowed to the
mountain, come to me. gentle
snow fell on the peaks
veiling the mountain in white,
she shied to her new beauty.

a tanka
`t. imaan tretchcovmanicova
26may12
copyright © 2012

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