The Only Ones
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The Only Ones

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 26, 20261 min
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This is Harriet Mullen reading my poem, The Only Ones.

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as twilight deepens, pallid moons bathing in an ocean of indigo.

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This is Harriet Mullen reading my poem, The Only Ones. Seekers occupy the roof, gather remnants of whipped clouds as twilight deepens, pallid moons bathing in an ocean of indigo. indigo. Are we the only ones still sharing this intimacy of

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reflection when life strikes a plangent cord in the hollow heart of a wounded guitar? Alone on rooftops, attentive centuries in realms of solitude, we follow tomorrow, standing ready to welcome the improbable.

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