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Living Amish

Poem By: James Gagiikwe
Poetry


Based on a painting of three girls playing with hoops. View table of contents...

 

Submitted: Jan 20, 2008    Reads: 26    Comments: 2    Likes: 2   


Living Amish

 

Gentle as flowers,

living Amish

in a Pennsylvania Spring,

three girls play in simplicity,

innocent of outsiders’ ways.

 

 

James Gagiikwe  © 2008


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Comments:

Magical! You have captured the essence of the Amish beautifully and in such few, simple words. Just lovely.....Jerry

Posted: Jan 20, 2008

Author Comment:

Hi again,
Lots of Amish and Mennonites around where I have lived.
J.G.

Dody
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I adore Amish country, used to live around it as well- thanks for the reminder

Posted: Jan 21, 2008

Author Comment:

lovely



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