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from Boone Barn Dog

Sangin’
Poetry, Art Maria Startari-Stegall Poetry, Art Maria Startari-Stegall

Sangin’

“There’s one! It has three prongs.”

“Nah, that’s not it. That’s the impostor.”

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Making Tracks
Prose, Thoughts Maria Startari-Stegall Prose, Thoughts Maria Startari-Stegall

Making Tracks

The child walks the train tracks easily. Although she must look down, the intervals between ties are well-suited to her gait.

As she grows taller…

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The War Within
Poetry, Art Maria Startari-Stegall Poetry, Art Maria Startari-Stegall

The War Within

The full poem and my Theoretically, one tree,

but reality says three.

The eldest surely will die.

For though it’s the tallest

its foliage the smallest,

all it can see is the sky.

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Sinking Feeling
Prose, Thoughts Maria Startari-Stegall Prose, Thoughts Maria Startari-Stegall

Sinking Feeling

Here we ‘go’ again. What is it about public restrooms that makes me want to rant? This time it’s the inefficiency. How are you supposed to wash your hands when…

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Juxtaposition
Poetry, Art Maria Startari-Stegall Poetry, Art Maria Startari-Stegall

Juxtaposition

So strange is this opposition,

a contrasting coalition.

Though they go their own way,

they are a part of this play.

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Tombstone
Poetry, Art Maria Startari-Stegall Poetry, Art Maria Startari-Stegall

Tombstone

When I can finally bear

to stroll about this land.

The green regrows the fair.

Now I can understand.

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