ALAN NORDSTROM'S BLOG
verses, essays, photos
Saturday, September 4, 2010
A KEEPER
With every hopeful strand of thought I cast,
Whether a recollection from the past
Or probe into the future’s cloudy vast,
My aim’s to reel in something that will last.
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ALAN NORDSTROM
Licensed Verse Practitioner anordstrom@rollins.edu