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This inner fire …

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Mary Kendall

My second tanka published this week in A Hundred Gourds:

1-1-A Hundred Gourds June 2016

A Hundred Gourds 5:3 June 2016

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8 thoughts on “This inner fire …”

phoartetry says:

June 7, 2016 at 4:21 pm

Very nice Mary.

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- Mary Kendall says:
  
  June 7, 2016 at 5:27 pm
  
  I’m glad you liked it, Connie. 🙂
  
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Anonymous says:

June 7, 2016 at 7:54 am

good to read such an intelligent verse!

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- Mary Kendall says:
  
  June 7, 2016 at 10:18 am
  
  Thank you.
  
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inmycorner says:

June 7, 2016 at 7:01 am

oh, yes, please!

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- Mary Kendall says:
  
  June 7, 2016 at 10:18 am
  
  😊
  
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patriciaruthsusan says:

June 7, 2016 at 2:36 am

Lovely, Mary. —– Suzanne

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- Mary Kendall says:
  
  June 7, 2016 at 5:50 am
  
  💜
  
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