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    Dance Against the Wind
    Dance Against the Wind
    Dance Against the Wind
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    Dance Against the Wind

    By Mir Foote

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    "If there is one activity in this world that I love, it is to make words dance." Mir Foote has been writing poetry for over twenty years. Now at last, her award winning poetry has been collected together into this single volume. Partnered with beautiful photography gathered from her travels around the world, these are poems to delight, captivate, inspire, and enthrall. Enjoy the dance.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMir Foote
    Release dateOct 20, 2013
    ISBN9781301002405
    Dance Against the Wind
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    Mir Foote

    Mir Foote grew up in the country, in a small community called Whitehawk. There she had the woods for her playground, dirt roads for her adventures, and an entire wilderness for inspiration. She was lulled to sleep at night by the sound of drums and coyote calls. By day, she explored.Now, the world is her playground. She spent a year of school in France and another month in Prague. She taught English for a year in South Korea. She has walked on the Great Wall of China, scaled Reichenbach Falls where Sherlock Holmes nearly met his match, and stood in the ruins of Pompeii.Mir Foote is a world traveler, an amateur linguist, and lover of the written word. Currently, she is looking into the far reaches of the past and future, exploring new stories, and working on her next book.

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      Dance Against the Wind - Mir Foote

      Dance Against the Wind

      By Mir Foote

      Smashwords Edition

      ISBN: 9781301002405

      © 2012 by Mir Foote

      All photographs within are the property of MIR Foote with the exception of ‘See’ (pg 36) which was included with permission from the owner.

      All poetry within is the property of the author: MIR Foote.

      All rights reserved.

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work this author.

      For my mom, my dad, my grandparents, and everyone who ever encouraged me to write.

      Table of Contents

      Forward

      1. Dance of Birds

      2. Drums

      3. The Light Bulb

      4. Roses

      5. Beyond

      6. June Bug

      7. Forest Pine

      8. Is the Universe a Ship?

      9. Drum

      10. Light

      11. On a Night

      12. The Carpenter

      13. An Autumn Poem

      14. The Bench

      15. See

      16. Mistress of Mercy

      17. The Pied Piper

      18. Babylon

      19. Wind

      20. Winter

      21. Seashore

      22. Asphalt Heaven

      23. Ice Age

      24. Fey

      25. Rocking Chair Wings

      26. Strangers

      27. Dance against the Wind

      Author

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