(18 November 1939 / Ottawa, Ontario)

poet Margaret Atwood
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Postcards

I'm thinking about you. What else can I say?
The palm trees on the reverse
are a delusion; so is the pink sand.
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  • C.ann Penning (6/17/2013 9:33:00 AM)

    Loved the imagery in this piece!

    Love comes in waves like the ocean,
    a sickness which goes on & on,
    a hollow cave in the head,
    filling & pounding, a kicked ear.... loved it!

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  • Stephen Roxborough (11/8/2004 2:35:00 PM)

    time love n perhaps democracy cums in waves
    yu set th mood 4 writing abt truth
    thankx peggy
    love rox.
    (frend uv astral twin bb)

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