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    moon, sky, ocean
    moon, sky, ocean
    moon, sky, ocean
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    moon, sky, ocean

    By Audrey Tanner

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    Poetry about exploration and first impressions. Arriving in a new city. Exploring the juncture of river and sea, Porto Portugal. Finding the presence and promise of self in moments of subtle observation. Poetry for the soul.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKinstu Books
    Release dateNov 22, 2023
    ISBN9798987553183
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      moon, sky, ocean - Audrey Tanner

      moon, sky, ocean

      Audrey Tanner

      Kinstu Books

      Copyright © 2023 Audrey Tanner

      No part of this book may be used or reproduced without prior written permission of the copyright owner, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

      Published by Kinstu Books in the USA

      Kinstu Books

      Baltimore, MD

      heartisanocean@gmail.com

      Cover art via Canva Pro

      Ebook ISBN: 979-8-9875531-8-3

      Paperback ISBN: 979-8-9875531-9-0

      Hardcover ISBN: 979-8-9875531-6-9

      To Val, with gratitude for new beginnings.

      Always a friend,

      no matter how much

      space or time.

      Contents

      Title Page

      Copyright

      Dedication

      Introduction

      you give me

      you, being an ocean

      I will call you

      wolf moon

      all the moons you are

      moon, eclipse

      rain, music

      you, being a rainstorm

      chanting to the ocean

      sky, cloud, angel

      blue-throated one

      moon, sky, ocean

      all of your seasons

      river, ocean

      sky, city

      nata and net

      About The

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