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Holly Prado

Poetry

Spring 1990

Guidance

By Holly Prado

The planet Mercury, a crescent at this season, its shimmering edges the atmosphere of our own earth. Even a tiny child is held up to the great eye of the […]

Poetry

Spring 1990

Requiem

By Holly Prado

for Jim Elrod Take him, then, since you already have, without asking. Rip the note from my calendar that says, “Write to Jim.” Crush the gift other friends were bringing […]