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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

FIRE DOWN UNDER

by Barbara A. Taylor


red orb rising­
sweet scents of frangipani
through the smoky air
a warning
it’s too late to depart


Barbara A. Taylor's poems appear in literary journals and anthologies, including The Salt River Review, Tattoo Highway, qaartisiluni, Lynx, Modern English Tanka, Kaleidowhirl, Umbrella, Magnapoets, Triplopia, Poemeleon, Loch Raven Review, The Blue Fifth Review, Contemporary Haibun On Line, and elsewhere. Her diverse poems with audio are available online.
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