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  February 2021     2 years ago

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Jonas

Jonas jibber-jabbers joy
Jumping joie de vivre
Jesus’ jolly juvenile
Jiggling jocular jeune homme

Mandy’s mellifluous mini-miracle
“Ma mère!” , Mom’s milky man-child murmurs
Mark muses, marvels, mellow
Mesmerizing moppet, mimicking...

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Tomorrow Used To Know A Boy

Just-born Jonas, hillbilly boy
Sweet Cornland is his home
Oats and blue wildflowers stretch
From Kewanee to Macomb

Time creeps slowly, childhood's dash
Dogs from puppies grow
The tavern's malted barley mash
The high school's talent...

– by Tom Loftus

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