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    Paradise View: Collected Poems
    Paradise View: Collected Poems
    Paradise View: Collected Poems
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    Paradise View: Collected Poems

    By John Leighton

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    A Book of Poems I have no place to go except by foot I have no secrets. In a listening ear Every sentence sounds what its about Just out of frame. As a photographer Can break hearts simply by showing you young Handsome, strong, and on a mountain bike The band plays and you wonder if the song Is one you heard before. An old score reeks Of mildewed paper if not taken down To hear about love or exotic lands To seek regret. You know where I am found In so many words. Give me a hand
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateFeb 13, 2013
    ISBN9781475971088
    Paradise View: Collected Poems
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    John Leighton

    John Leighton received a BA in philosophy from the University of Minnesota and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law. He practiced law in Minneapolis for more than thirty years before retiring. He and his wife, Susan, live on a lake in northwestern Wisconsin.

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