Bands
sunbeams
twinkle with
flecks of our skin
rubbed off from touch rubbed off
as dry soil spinning from a sedimentary cliff
layers of time pressed into the stripes we call days
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Poem: Dust
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voice | poetry
Shannon Laws is a poet, producer, and advocate for the arts. She is the recipient of the Village Books Literary Citizenship Award, with two Mayor’s Arts Awards and the Dr. Asha Bhargava Memorial Award — Community Champion. Shannon is the author of four poetry books, one poetry album and publishes Corridor, a free monthly poetry zine. She lives in Bellingham, Washington. View more posts
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