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    A Feast Of Words
    A Feast Of Words
    A Feast Of Words
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    A Feast Of Words

    By R. Taft Bentley

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    These poems and headings are the essays of a life's experiences, all expressed in a way of celebrating the essential worth of poetic verse. The reader should pause, and clear all other thoughts from the mind to metaphorically look and listen, touch, and then inhale before tasting this feast of words shared by the author with the reader.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGatekeeper Press
    Release dateFeb 27, 2018
    ISBN9781642370058
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