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Dirty Face

by Elizabeth Howard

Eating means making
Mess to small
People
And to some of them
Sticky marshmallow
Becoming
Hand spider web
Is the reason.

Day 7, A River of Stones

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Elizabeth writes literary non-fiction, haiku, cultural rants, and Demand Poetry in order to forward the cause of beautiful writing. She calls London, Kansas City, and Iowa home. View all posts by Elizabeth Howard →

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