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Heavy as such things are After the wordslide, the writing begins." From "Word QuakeEileen Granfors
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To split the very sea into ours and theirs." Border at the BeachAnd More White SheetsEileen Granfors
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Pencils racing across paper, a sound I like." MarisolEileen Granfors
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Aw honey. Today's as important as forever." Grandpa Joe in "Shave and a Haircut" Flash Warden and Other StoriesEileen Granfors
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A few blossoms float into the room. They drop like frayed yellow ribbons on the gray carpet.Eileen Granfors
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Something in the air this morning made me feel like flying... "Spring FlightEileen Granfors
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Today I will find something beautiful. Delicate pink blossoms on a cherry tree. The dove resting near the lemon buds. Sunbeams smiling from sky to earth. Smiling on me." Creating" in BREATHE INEileen Granfors
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I never tired of picturing sharks.Eileen Granfors
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Step-parents, those fairy tale villains, Have been given a bad name. They're easy targets. When the family goes awry How easy to blame them. I was blessed by the right steps...Eileen Granfors
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A dog's good for filling a grief-dug hole."" In the Shape of ShepEileen Granfors
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Oh, my father, such a difficult man. His world turned on his axis. From "The Father Tamer" in BREATHE INEileen Granfors
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Here I am, " I say to the palm trees. "I can do this. Watch me.Eileen Granfors
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Lately, I don't talk much except to Mel. I make an exception because he has a dog.Eileen Granfors
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But I see how he watches the stars, And he talks to people just because, And gee, it would be nice to have a friend." From "Fated" in BREATHE INEileen Granfors
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Words become sentences, twisted, difficult/ The story weaves itself, always noisiest at night/ As herds of words won't stop... "Wildebeest of Words/Breathe InEileen Granfors
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The butterflies have flown away, like my ignorance and youth.Eileen Granfors
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Mama and I sat on a burping bus full of chickens in cages, and round-eyed babies on round mothers' laps. (The Pinata-Maker's Daughter)Eileen Granfors