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    Moonbeams and Poetry: For Those Whose Ears Are Pricked and Tongues That Are Long-Drawn
    Moonbeams and Poetry: For Those Whose Ears Are Pricked and Tongues That Are Long-Drawn
    Moonbeams and Poetry: For Those Whose Ears Are Pricked and Tongues That Are Long-Drawn
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    Moonbeams and Poetry: For Those Whose Ears Are Pricked and Tongues That Are Long-Drawn

    By Jerry Staudenraus

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    This composition scuttles from there to here with unpronounceable spaces in between. I suggest you read it with a sense of youthful whimsy and curiosity, and if these little ditties don't comport with your understanding of the universe, you may do what I sometimes do.


    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookside Press
    Release dateDec 5, 2022
    ISBN9781998784868
    Moonbeams and Poetry: For Those Whose Ears Are Pricked and Tongues That Are Long-Drawn
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    Jerry Staudenraus

    I am currently retired; previously served in the U.S. Army; earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Central Washington University (thank you, Cold War GI Bill!) Still kickin' it.

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