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Words

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 … Continue reading

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Birthday

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

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

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

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

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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Arming

It is night in America. And in this house, on a television, … This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn’s poem called Arming.  To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog at http://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2012/10/24/arming/

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Tissue

There is an Afghan journalist, Living in Kabul and in this war, …   This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn’s poem Tissue.  To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog, at http://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/tissue/

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Out

The Towers fell down today, My son says to me, his head … This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn’s poem Out.  To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog, at http://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/out-2/

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Country

America is at war, my oldest son, Says, just seven years old, now, …   This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn‘s poem called Country.  To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog, at  http://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/country/

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