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Lost For Words

Published by Lynn White at September 16, 2024
Categories
  • Blog
  • Poetry
Tags
  • lost for words
  • lost love
  • Lynn White
  • speak
words

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I should speak to you
my long
lost
love
just
one
more
time.
I would speak to you
my own
lost
love
one
last
time
if only
I could
find
the words.


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Lynn White lives in North Wales. Her work is influenced by issues of social justice, events, places, and people she has known or imagined. She has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, and a Rhysling Award.

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