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An Autumnal Moment

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Mary Kendall

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macjam47 says:

October 19, 2015 at 10:57 pm

Lovely paring of poem and photo.

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- Mary Kendall says:
  
  October 19, 2015 at 10:58 pm
  
  Thanks!
  
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Suzanne Joshi says:

October 16, 2015 at 12:10 pm

Lovely combination of words and picture, Mary.

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- Mary Kendall says:
  
  October 16, 2015 at 12:50 pm
  
  😊💕
  
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Anonymous says:

October 16, 2015 at 8:07 am

Once again, you have encapsulated complicated feelings and experience in several words! Beautiful!

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- Mary Kendall says:
  
  October 16, 2015 at 8:29 am
  
  My thanks, mysterious “Someone.”
  
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