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Harryette Mullen
Harryette Mullen
Harryette Mullen was born in Florence, Alabama, and raised in Fort Worth,...
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Tanka Diary [Awakened too early on Saturday morning]
by Harryette Mullen
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Tanka Diary [Don't need picket fences, brick wall]

 
by Harryette Mullen

Don't need picket fences, brick wall, 

or razor wire. Our home's protected by 

prickly pear cactus and thorny bougainvillea.


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Native or not, you're welcome in our gardens. 

Lavender's dress is not so vibrant as your 

green trousers and purple velour sleeves.









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