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Pretty Flower

By Carma SpenceNovember 15, 2007Poetry1983, atomic bomb, mushroom cloud, war

In 1983, I did an independent study focused on my creative writing. I sat behind the teacher as he taught one class, and did my own thing. That’s why I have so much stuff to post from that year. During that course, I seemed quite fixated on war. The Boy […]

The Boy

By Carma SpenceAugust 15, 2006Poetry1983, alone, war

Written in 1983 .. inspired by the cover of my copy of Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury. He stands alone in a field of grass and flowers. Pants, too big, hang from brown suspenders. Solemn, in his face. Is the boy sad? Is the boy lonely? Alone, he stands in […]