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Spin

Posted on May 22, 2013 by amalieflynn

When my son asks me what is a tsunami,

I tell him it is a giant wave …

This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn’s new poem Spin. To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog, at http://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/spin/

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Words

Posted on March 17, 2013 by amalieflynn

My son does not have a lot of language, and

His older brother finds me in the laundry room, …

This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn’s new poem Words. To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog, at http://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/words/

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Birthday

Posted on March 1, 2013 by amalieflynn

When you came home from war,

You gave me a stone shaped like a heart, …

This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn’s new poem Birthday. To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog, at http://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2013/03/01/birthday/

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Ventricle

Posted on February 14, 2013 by amalieflynn

When a soldier deploys to war,

He goes to a country with …

This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn’s new poem Ventricle. To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog, at http://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/ventricle/

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Beautiful

Posted on December 31, 2012 by amalieflynn

We are standing near the computer,

And I am showing my son a photograph, …

This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn’s new poem Beautiful. To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog at http://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2012/12/31/beautiful/

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Slide

Posted on November 28, 2012 by amalieflynn

I am reading The Blue Cascade,

A book by a Marine …

This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn’s new poem Slide. To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog at http://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/slide/

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Hurricane

Posted on November 2, 2012 by amalieflynn

The hurricane hits America,

After it hits Haiti and the Bahamas and Jamaica and Cuba, …

This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn’s new poem called Hurricane. To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog at http://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2012/11/02/hurricane/

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