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Great piece! Thank you!

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Thanks so much!

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This makes me feel connected to ancestral history

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It's an important place to connect, I think!

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Lately, I've been using the "Read Aloud" feature on Word to help me edit whatever I'm working on, it helps me to catch things that I might miss reading on the screen or paper. Migraines are awful, I hope you're feeling better. I do like this one very much. It reminded me of my recent reading of John Cowper Powys' novel "Atlantis," there was a very ancient dryad in an old oak tree, she conversed with Odysseus, she was one of my favorite characters.

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Thank you so much, Laura! I'm not familiar with Powys' work... clearly I need to look into it!

Wishing you a lovely day!

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I'm so glad other folks told me about your Substack! Quite honestly I love everything about the poem—the form, the subject matter, the language and the tone, it's all what I'm here for, quite frankly. Thanks so much for sharing!

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This is a very belated thank you, but thanks so much for the wonderful compliment! I do blame the lateness of this reply partly on your Substack, as each time I started to respond I went back and read a bit more of yours instead.... loving it!

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No problem at all, no timely response necessary! But thanks very much! Always nice to meet such great folks on the platform.

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