February 5, 2020 by Frances Macaulay Forde
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Thank you so much. I wrote this yesterday and really hoped it might mean something to someone else.
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I always resonate with your words Tom, we seem to look through the same lens…
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That means a lot Frances. Thank you so much.
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Such a sad poem. I was moved by it.
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Tom is an amazing writer who I discovered on https://www.writeoutloud.net/blogs/ quite a while ago. It’s worth wading through all the entries to find gems like these.
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I can see that!
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