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Monday poem

Monday poem

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J.C. Scharl
Jan 25, 2021
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Good morning! Here’s an original poem for you—I thought it might be fun to practice some of the close reading techniques from yesterday on this (much less challenging) piece. Wishing you a week full of beautiful moments.

Act of Poetry

A pond is like nothing

more than it is like that brimming O

between consonantal banks

a little muddied with spring rains,

a…

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