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Jun 25Liked by MK CREEL

Beautiful and evocative…love the blue black, too!

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Thank you, Janice.

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So lovely. It was a pleasure to read several times in a row.

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Thank you! And thanks for sharing with your followers as well.

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I can feel the summer heat in these words, MK. May the sun be fierce and energizing as you begin a brand new year of Life!

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Thank you, Ann.

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Jun 25·edited Jun 26Liked by MK CREEL

It's good to be "clinging still", otherwise....

thanks

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I think so too

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Really love the imagery in this poem. The description of moon-snail eyes made me instantly need to look at the image of that Grackle. Great description!

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Jun 25·edited Jun 25Author

Thank you, Neil. The only photo of a grackle I’ve ever taken was at the beach, which didn’t seem to fit this poem, hence the borrowed photo from wikimedia commons. I actually wondered if you have ever photographed/ written a poem about a grackle.

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I have not captured a good image of a grackle yet! I am adding this to my To-do list for this coming weekend!

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Jun 25Liked by MK CREEL

Here in the middle.. or maybe more than

Love this phrase!

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Thank you, my dear friend.

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This is not bad. It has its moments of good writing as far as poetry is concerned. I have to admit that I am not familiar with some of the creatures mentioned in the poem. I like this kind of diction.

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Thanks for sharing your impressions, Luis. And for reading!

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This is lovely. And happy birthday too!

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Thank you, times two!

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Yes! Moon snail eyes!

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