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    Aphrodite in a Blue Silk Dress
    Aphrodite in a Blue Silk Dress
    Aphrodite in a Blue Silk Dress
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    Aphrodite in a Blue Silk Dress

    By C Singleton

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    "See how you enter, your head held high.
    Your past left behind you, now you're one of a kind.
    With your gowns and your finery, a vision no less.
    You are Aphrodite in a blue silk dress."
    An anthology of poems on life and love, youth and age edited by C. G. Singleton.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherC Singleton
    Release dateSep 13, 2011
    ISBN9781465754905
    Aphrodite in a Blue Silk Dress
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    C Singleton

    C G Singleton maintains the website, Insubstantial Pageant, which showcases the work of a number of writers and artists based in Gloucester, England. We aim to give an independent view on anything and everything that interests us, from science fiction to Sappho, politics to the Pre-Raphaelites. We hope you take a look and find something that interests you.

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