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Ricky Hawthorne·December 2, 2018

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Slumber

written by: Ricky Hawthorne

@searsjames

A sunbeam slumbers by me, weightless and serene
Careless of the atoms smashing through the screen
Understanding nothing and everything between
Slumber on my beauty, slumber on and dream

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MAY 2019 AUTHOR OF THE MONTH at Spillwords.com

Short listed for the Bridport Poetry Prize 2015. Graduate of Warwick University. Triple honors in Literature, Theater and Film.

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