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Poetry submission # 15 - Messenger in Black
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Poetry submission # 15 - Messenger in Black

by Joan Lang

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Jun 12, 2023
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Messenger in Black

by Joan Lang

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Enormous ebony bird

Sharp beak slicing through birdbath wash

Completing your morning ablutions

Perched precariously on the edge

Of what seems inadequate…

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