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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

Awakened too early on Saturday morning by the song of a mockingbird imitating my clock radio alarm. * Walking along the green path with buds in my ears, too engrossed in the morning news to listen to the stillness of the garden.


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