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Who made this bridge?

A woman with a pole

a goal

to reach across rippled green water

to join laughing trees and whispering leaves.

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Who made this bridge?

A woman with a trunk

made of corrugated wood and hidden treasures

solid oak and secrets.

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Who made this bridge?

A woman with a ladder

with rungs of sadder and wiser

dowels and trowels

seeds and needs

A woman made this bridge.