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      • Del Norte
      • Humboldt
      • Mendocino
      • Marin | Sonoma
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Our Father

Our father
Kept us moving
Even though
We stopped a bit too often
To read the signs
And ponder
Their meanings

When it was time to move on
We would often
Have to push with all of our might

Barefoot
On the rough pavement

Our father
Drove a Volkswagon

Posted on October 22, 2018July 13, 2021 by Matt Beard
Categories: Poetry & Free Verse, Just Words

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