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My Poem “If You Drop Leaves” Is Up at Bad Pony

Posted on November 16, 2017 by robert okaji

“If You Drop Leaves” has been published at Bad Pony. Many thanks to editor Emily Corwin for taking this piece.

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merrildsmith on November 15, 2017 at 7:46 am said:

Beautiful, Robert.

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- robert okaji on November 15, 2017 at 9:45 am said:
  
  Thank you, Merril!
  
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ksbeth on November 15, 2017 at 8:26 am said:

love it, robert –

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- robert okaji on November 15, 2017 at 9:45 am said:
  
  Thanks very much, Beth.
  
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Andrew McDowell on November 15, 2017 at 8:50 am said:

Congrats!

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- robert okaji on November 15, 2017 at 9:46 am said:
  
  Thanks, Andrew!
  
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  - Andrew McDowell on November 15, 2017 at 9:49 am said:
    
    You’re welcome.
    
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rivrvlogr on November 15, 2017 at 10:16 am said:

Nice, and congrats, Bob.

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- robert okaji on November 15, 2017 at 12:07 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Ken. It’s always a pleasure.
  
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Thaddeus Dombrowski on November 15, 2017 at 11:00 am said:

congratulations

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- robert okaji on November 15, 2017 at 12:09 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Thaddeus.
  
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stephanielharper on November 15, 2017 at 3:50 pm said:

Congratulations, Sir Robert! Your tree persona here is every bit as alive as that of your illustrious Scarecrow — devastatingly, perfectly rendered! Wow!

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- robert okaji on November 15, 2017 at 4:31 pm said:
  
  Trees have broken my heart on multiple occasions…
  
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Lorien on November 15, 2017 at 8:42 pm said:

That is quite a haunting image…did you just happen to see a random shoe filled with leaves and soil like this?

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- robert okaji on November 15, 2017 at 8:57 pm said:
  
  I found the photo on morguefile.com, and knew immediately that it was the one.
  
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  - Lorien on November 16, 2017 at 9:13 pm said:
    
    👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
    
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Barbara Huntington on November 15, 2017 at 9:12 pm said:

I love your poetry!

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- robert okaji on November 15, 2017 at 9:17 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much, Barbara. I truly appreciate your support.
  
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derrickjknight on November 16, 2017 at 3:40 am said:

Congratulations. Lovely imagery

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- robert okaji on November 16, 2017 at 6:11 am said:
  
  Thank you, Derrick.
  
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Anita Bacha on November 16, 2017 at 3:40 am said:

Congrats Robert!

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- robert okaji on November 16, 2017 at 6:13 am said:
  
  Thank you, Anita.
  
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sruthimadhu on November 16, 2017 at 4:17 am said:

This is really good!

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- robert okaji on November 16, 2017 at 6:13 am said:
  
  Thanks very much!
  
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  - sruthimadhu on November 16, 2017 at 7:18 am said:
    
    Welcome
    
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