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Ray Templeton<\/h1>\n

So Near<\/span><\/h2>\n

In almost a blizzard
\nI break into almost a run,
\nskittering on the almost frozen pavement,<\/p>\n

and when I\u2019m almost there,
\nI see the skin of powdery white
\nthat almost coats the window glass,<\/p>\n

with a finger trace of letters,
\nthat I can almost read.<\/p>\n

Ray Templeton<\/strong> has been writing poetry since he was a schoolboy, and is confident that he’ll get the hang of it any day now.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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