“Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” ― George Bernard Shaw Photo ©2018, Jen Payne

“Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” ― George Bernard Shaw Photo ©2018, Jen Payne
When I told a friend last spring that I was writing a poem a day for National Poetry Month, she…
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