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Volume XLV

Ellen Steinbaum

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October 15, 2017 October 15, 2017/ Roanoke Review

"another whispers, 
“Do you think she is full?” while sitting warily
beside the lion. The circus owner reassures, 
pockets the extra cash and shrugs, says risk
is everywhere in life."

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Day At The Circus, In Our Image, Another News Story On The Web, Ellen Steinbaum, Poetry, Poems
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