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bravely white on white…..Tanka

03 03 14

016There’s nothing like birches and snow. Perfectly captured in poetry! ~ Bette A. Stevens http://www.4writersandreaders.com

dear occupant's avatarwho could know then

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parchment paper birch

standing bravely white on white,

deep in snow… on snow.

its textured history bared

like ours… in subtle details.

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slow nuanced layers,

peeled away in time… with trust…

from pretense and fear.
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patiently waiting…alone,

hoping our Truth will be found.
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pencil, watercolor pencil, acrylic paint,
paint markers, approx. 8″x8″ on vellum paper
sourced from various Google pics and my imagination.
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  1. whocouldknowthen's avatar
    whocouldknowthen said:
    03/03/2014 at 11:08 am

    Bette, i just wanted to ty again for reflagging this poem, i wasn’t sure i fully conveyed
    what i was attempting to say. your true appreciation erased all my doubts, ty for that.

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