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Home / Terry Stephen Driscoll / Nebraska (Acrostic)

Nebraska (Acrostic)

by Terry Stephen Driscoll

NebraskaNearer wish my
Eyes could be to
Beauty’s rare
Reality
Across the wide and open
Sea resides a
Kindred friend
Adored by me

Copyright © 2002 Terry Stephen Driscoll • All rights reserved.

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