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To My Love

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One year is not enough –

but all we have is now.

I have been held by you

like the earth clings

to the sapling’s tender roots

so it can reach for the sun

and blossom, however briefly.

Small players,

In Gaia’s day.

Gail Thornton

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	The Girl in the Iron Lung 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Regret of a Flower by Gail Thornton (Goodreads Author), Liz Campbell (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flash in the Pan, Frosty, Fiery, Fresh and Feisty Flash Fiction by Red Dwyer (Goodreads Author), Laurie Childree (Goodreads Author), Ray Kukkee 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flash in the Pan, Flash Fiction Inspired by The M3 Blog by Red Dwyer (Goodreads Author), Raymond Kukkee, Laurie Childree (Goodreads Author) 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flash in the Pan, Wave of Emotion Flash Fiction by Red Dwyer (Goodreads Author), Laurie Childree (Goodreads Author), Emily Cross it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Medical 3D BioPrinting – The Revolution in Medicine Technologies for Patient-centered Medicine: From R&D in Biologics to New Medical Devices (Series E: Patient-Centered Medicine Book 4) by Larry H. Bernstein, Irina Robu, Stephen J. Williams 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Since Yesterday: The 1930s in America, September 3, 1929–September 3, 1939

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