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Hope

Posted on April 13, 2010 by doradueck
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Spring has always come before.

So that doesn’t mean it will
         this time.

But since it has each year
         till now
I dream of green. 

I dream of green all winter.

Posted in Personal | Tagged Dora Dueck, hope, spring | 1 Reply
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