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The Cardinal's Welcome

Warming Leaves of Wire

By H. J. BuellPublished 2 days ago 1 min read
Cardinals meeting to welcome spring.

Wire leaves weep and cry

As spring's promise lights the way

Singing songs of fire

Haiku

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H. J. Buell

⚔️Georgian mythology meets Game of Thrones⚔️

The Knight in the Panther Skin — Georgia’s 🇬🇪 12th-century national epic — in modern English prose for the first time.

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  • Sandy Gillmana day ago

    Great balance of sound and sense.

  • Jazzy 2 days ago

    cardinals are apparently symbolic of like a loved one nearby- at least this is what I felt reading this

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