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Autumn Leaves

volume 4 number 6

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A New Poem

by John Berry

Words begin,
with the breath of life,
given by our Creator.

Learned from our parents,
and the teachings,
of all our elders.

Waste them not often,
for each is given,
only a certain amount,
of breath.

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