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    Snow Train Coming
    Snow Train Coming
    Snow Train Coming
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    Snow Train Coming

    By David Tallach

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    These haiku celebrate winter, a time of warm fires on short, bright days, challenged by darkness and the cold, which comes in various stages of cruelty. The day of the steam train in history was similarly short, but warmed the hearts of many while it lasted.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateApr 9, 2016
    ISBN9781326623593
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