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November 16, 2016
By wallacemallorey SILVER, Nashotah, Wisconsin
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Stardust floats, first miracle: Ethereal Earth, and Her children.
Cosmic flecks of gold and brown ingrained in us, internal light.
My freckles, starry ancestors. A glint of light, I am Earth.

© Leah T., Sewickley, PA

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This piece is written as a sijo, a Korean form of poetry. 

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