tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59691713619644375132022-06-25T13:33:44.770-04:00Nestled in the Blue Ridge ~ Poems & ArtTall tales in a secret mountain valley.
Marjorie Gowdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961225928731307706noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969171361964437513.post-42126020251911564522022-06-23T12:51:00.002-04:002022-06-23T12:51:41.898-04:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiz2GQ4luRgweF17H4NYuIQLL2ZrVViINtD6-ceLLyflK4ucvM4qKkZh4ABYaOcsI4pqwLCawcbnZ81oiYxu6X_M1kZVAIGA8i8L7wwv5K42w_OpIYHv7sL1F8Kb7brxxn9DlsUZkEmFQ-keOK2OKuB2B8iq3qsU8MgcwsKVZACsgfdvyEd7BL5G3K/s640/Weyers%20Cave.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="640" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiz2GQ4luRgweF17H4NYuIQLL2ZrVViINtD6-ceLLyflK4ucvM4qKkZh4ABYaOcsI4pqwLCawcbnZ81oiYxu6X_M1kZVAIGA8i8L7wwv5K42w_OpIYHv7sL1F8Kb7brxxn9DlsUZkEmFQ-keOK2OKuB2B8iq3qsU8MgcwsKVZACsgfdvyEd7BL5G3K/w640-h370/Weyers%20Cave.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Weyers Cave, Virginia<p></p><p><br /></p><p> New listing in Virginia Poets Database through Old Dominion <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>University: https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/virginiapoets/westcentral/poets/11/</p>Marjorie Gowdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961225928731307706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969171361964437513.post-70730743785372369292022-04-11T09:24:00.000-04:002022-04-11T09:24:03.516-04:00<p> My first in-person open mic, at a reading held by the Poetry Society of Virginia in Floyd, VA. <a href="https://youtu.be/Fth9dZcrXpQ">https://youtu.be/Fth9dZcrXpQ</a></p>Marjorie Gowdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961225928731307706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969171361964437513.post-55338850532620016722022-03-16T12:52:00.001-04:002022-03-16T12:52:30.727-04:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkjJ5Np0yRxHDJ4jkqJpriMz3fJSKAR2OPPd2poF5nhSRv_nIY9MJUCfNgsKnrbehB2HI1cc_R_dcDW36tqNVyX2TU7X_L5QT5V1FP0SV27FMZCPqNfFEBxVtS_ytRenH31tp-YL0VqHTFuTViUoso-6YhvbC3sFTYMjGz3-5xM3uTh8pB7ndwFDPe=s506" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="506" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkjJ5Np0yRxHDJ4jkqJpriMz3fJSKAR2OPPd2poF5nhSRv_nIY9MJUCfNgsKnrbehB2HI1cc_R_dcDW36tqNVyX2TU7X_L5QT5V1FP0SV27FMZCPqNfFEBxVtS_ytRenH31tp-YL0VqHTFuTViUoso-6YhvbC3sFTYMjGz3-5xM3uTh8pB7ndwFDPe=w640-h622" width="640" /></a></div><br />Pleased to receive two awards in the annual contest of The Poetry Society of Virginia: <p></p><p>The Cenie H. Moon Prize for poetry about women, third place, "A Bow at Sunset"</p><p>The Judah, Sarah, Grace, and Tom Memorial for poetry about inter-ethnic relations, honorable mention, "Song for Charlottesville"</p>Marjorie Gowdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961225928731307706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969171361964437513.post-3843617593815030662022-03-15T10:54:00.004-04:002022-03-15T10:58:29.275-04:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3uvuyQU7U0O8rH2GeguxAfFhN510gTdHCk4KcGsl1Sw6TjbAGSBHCA0-prBo54jEi5iY0yfDRPRhLY9VTw74wfzziQALvoY20uXA8aYlYmF6VfskFh-AYOlXXu336baUcq7BBs6hVGtiecl_D0MgM1gci5-9hjuG03JJ5kKrrlox249dd_beE-NRl=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="276" data-original-width="640" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3uvuyQU7U0O8rH2GeguxAfFhN510gTdHCk4KcGsl1Sw6TjbAGSBHCA0-prBo54jEi5iY0yfDRPRhLY9VTw74wfzziQALvoY20uXA8aYlYmF6VfskFh-AYOlXXu336baUcq7BBs6hVGtiecl_D0MgM1gci5-9hjuG03JJ5kKrrlox249dd_beE-NRl=w640-h276" title="Petals fall" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the family <i>Asteracaeae</i></span></span></h3><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #fff2cc; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>sows seeds from tailwinds, <i>nadiya's </i>fresh soil</span><br /></span></span></div><p></p>Marjorie Gowdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961225928731307706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969171361964437513.post-17228068874418161802022-02-27T18:57:00.003-05:002022-02-27T18:58:10.485-05:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhazxLI4cR48rvMHZeO2-53ZLuVlAFljK1O9HZZ6fwxIyx6cl8Jbu9LNcLyuBDdchoPUtWTSOlyl2kLZTebaRGb5CFYBXMoM3QDhbz3PLWo2iVXoh9M3jay58_1vLBAfNFOMWsVlGhxRH-dVDrEMPUtOogJdW3G9CaN7MGlniIznkrR_bLvgIcpxg-s=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhazxLI4cR48rvMHZeO2-53ZLuVlAFljK1O9HZZ6fwxIyx6cl8Jbu9LNcLyuBDdchoPUtWTSOlyl2kLZTebaRGb5CFYBXMoM3QDhbz3PLWo2iVXoh9M3jay58_1vLBAfNFOMWsVlGhxRH-dVDrEMPUtOogJdW3G9CaN7MGlniIznkrR_bLvgIcpxg-s=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;">For the Ukrainians. </span></span></h2><p></p>Marjorie Gowdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961225928731307706noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969171361964437513.post-72146310967180501452022-02-01T09:19:00.004-05:002022-02-01T09:19:57.723-05:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDPjc6b9519x7umys7XUluu7waN2Ml0hSSkyfb-zR-Hpp0qck8DbaG_jgELhLtv9HetGrRJzJ08o-7Yyea5hAksbYPVh0LExmpj1Zp4DbpNozTLpo2HYa_Ly0bMqrCBeBdRPvtpgwhLHapJv4SAi5qMUz6XsUupc6jfddhMaAd5lj8G2U83qc7YwKN=s2572" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2394" data-original-width="2572" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDPjc6b9519x7umys7XUluu7waN2Ml0hSSkyfb-zR-Hpp0qck8DbaG_jgELhLtv9HetGrRJzJ08o-7Yyea5hAksbYPVh0LExmpj1Zp4DbpNozTLpo2HYa_Ly0bMqrCBeBdRPvtpgwhLHapJv4SAi5qMUz6XsUupc6jfddhMaAd5lj8G2U83qc7YwKN=w640-h596" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <span data-offset-key="81crh-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-text="true" style="font-family: inherit;">Pleased to have "Sanford Avenue" published this month in Orange Peel Magazine, an online publication. This month's theme was Food:) </span></span><span class="py34i1dx" style="background-color: white; color: var(--blue-link); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-offset-key="81crh-1-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://orangepeelmag.files.wordpress.com/2022/02/orangepeel-issue-3.pdf">https://orangepeelmag.files.wordpress.com/2022/02/orangepeel-issue-3.pdf</a></span></span><p></p>Marjorie Gowdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961225928731307706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969171361964437513.post-49735833392613871412022-01-29T18:00:00.005-05:002022-01-29T18:00:43.773-05:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWhenXIoOU1KEVzfW4jeQcQD6fXmIARlM__Ey93hjkcAYbmISOgkS4vauYRZjqhNI8okobaPYg_zx-JKQCZ7kePTR8HdvWqhk3W9jJWvhDnvCr4akqgEENWmYnNkBiVvycnP6gW6_1XEa4o5Z3neplECbp_X6b-1u8jAcz0mmB5RAslJPQ1bo_hZbG=s2915" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2915" data-original-width="1711" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWhenXIoOU1KEVzfW4jeQcQD6fXmIARlM__Ey93hjkcAYbmISOgkS4vauYRZjqhNI8okobaPYg_zx-JKQCZ7kePTR8HdvWqhk3W9jJWvhDnvCr4akqgEENWmYnNkBiVvycnP6gW6_1XEa4o5Z3neplECbp_X6b-1u8jAcz0mmB5RAslJPQ1bo_hZbG=w376-h640" width="376" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So pleased to be a part of this exhibition!</h3><br /> <p></p>Marjorie Gowdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961225928731307706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969171361964437513.post-71406022140075619242022-01-28T12:46:00.005-05:002022-01-28T12:50:57.376-05:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiln_0Yxy7BXhk8D7yHo-MlyGjM61hmhjhKTbxZZDDMezmH5pmCGJAnrfnnI2Aj8i0Bg_cwhzxg_2BDYNnSyJnVHY40WAwRtIqOqbVCg8QznmX9Mz1B4cz9QUJ0d6q1-matp9TVeigJQYHC_t_xiNiUsqArmfg7MubMLXgALnQV_NOBI0GVsTBc9zpx=s640" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="534" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiln_0Yxy7BXhk8D7yHo-MlyGjM61hmhjhKTbxZZDDMezmH5pmCGJAnrfnnI2Aj8i0Bg_cwhzxg_2BDYNnSyJnVHY40WAwRtIqOqbVCg8QznmX9Mz1B4cz9QUJ0d6q1-matp9TVeigJQYHC_t_xiNiUsqArmfg7MubMLXgALnQV_NOBI0GVsTBc9zpx=w334-h400" width="334" /></a></div><span> </span><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"> New Illustration: Shhh...</span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Pen and Ink, 2022</span></p><br /> <p></p>Marjorie Gowdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961225928731307706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969171361964437513.post-11623721262698315162022-01-25T15:13:00.005-05:002022-01-25T15:16:17.480-05:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEir9VMpVT7PpDkzHTQAp2uMLhstntNfGtQVGmF3uWO3DPYrmdtbf4CzpNRTsjoKYBOEFZJEAX61G893cWPkm6_6AHfVQJoNOmAIwIiIO4tg2jw5u1fVWy15y-N4mE_f9kZGaZ_m3qb6cM34ZD4Ui3IDyHupa3JR4OtgtcFUFbzIpNTHEP7thZ3Wa8px=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="909" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEir9VMpVT7PpDkzHTQAp2uMLhstntNfGtQVGmF3uWO3DPYrmdtbf4CzpNRTsjoKYBOEFZJEAX61G893cWPkm6_6AHfVQJoNOmAIwIiIO4tg2jw5u1fVWy15y-N4mE_f9kZGaZ_m3qb6cM34ZD4Ui3IDyHupa3JR4OtgtcFUFbzIpNTHEP7thZ3Wa8px=s320" width="242" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Portfolio</span></span></p><p><span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> <a href="https://lightroom.adobe.com/gallery/1606b905132f4621adff08b96a956eff/albums/7ca0b88c2ff849108e83b8e2d96bea31/assets">https://lightroom.adobe.com/gallery/1606b905132f4621adff08b96a956eff/albums/7ca0b88c2ff849108e83b8e2d96bea31/assets</a></span></p><p><span><span></span></span></p>Marjorie Gowdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961225928731307706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969171361964437513.post-28246248513295349252022-01-24T10:54:00.001-05:002022-01-24T11:37:11.697-05:00<p>Honored to have two ekphrastic poems, "Quilting" and "My Spanish Veil," included in the 2022 book, <i>Quilted Poems, </i>published by the Poetry Society of Virginia in collaboration with the Colonial Piecemakers Guild for the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival February 24-27 in Hampton, VA. </p><p><a href="https://store.bookbaby.com/book/quilted-poems">https://store.bookbaby.com/book/quilted-poems</a></p><p><a href="https://thehrcc.com/event/mid-atlantic-quilt-festival/2022-02-24/">https://thehrcc.com/event/mid-atlantic-quilt-festival/2022-02-24/</a></p>Marjorie Gowdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961225928731307706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969171361964437513.post-83912145325031257792022-01-12T14:52:00.000-05:002022-01-12T14:52:37.743-05:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgS_Qsu5KaK8lyvlRHKQlVThjd5zbex2TcOc1UUXpyi-t_VgmsfZvB_j6DsBgKpPyWVFu9YpW-tSoawM46PlPk_5m9s87FJLaHJzVfng-i00T5jmZuCWMcb8zLlQZXzkXNFg-8xsHNPwlp1telH-YSDouTtKuS6Lh3jkYAPLaWerfwsQkExzPG0GwVK=s618" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="499" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgS_Qsu5KaK8lyvlRHKQlVThjd5zbex2TcOc1UUXpyi-t_VgmsfZvB_j6DsBgKpPyWVFu9YpW-tSoawM46PlPk_5m9s87FJLaHJzVfng-i00T5jmZuCWMcb8zLlQZXzkXNFg-8xsHNPwlp1telH-YSDouTtKuS6Lh3jkYAPLaWerfwsQkExzPG0GwVK=w516-h640" title="painting, verse, poetry" width="516" /></a></div><br /><h2 style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">...fruit sweet in spring, green in the low valley mist</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><br /></span></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></h2><p></p>Marjorie Gowdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961225928731307706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969171361964437513.post-82779841549062461112022-01-12T10:40:00.004-05:002022-01-12T10:43:56.045-05:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgl6il8jexzG-BQnMQmSFoRsD9-Fj7k-uOWekhaplyyfxF_RN0qKewKorBNraSPL8HPoF-DfgKiIC-ulbmgNJAPVCy3DGkzlVFjlBrlW4ubH2EN6ej4JPfwN-hWbNAzE5wiUUYIRRC5gv1qRVtwEnhrI8qW2VKAG7ySWLvWPu2knJKe0q17fTV_yd7V=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="1200" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgl6il8jexzG-BQnMQmSFoRsD9-Fj7k-uOWekhaplyyfxF_RN0qKewKorBNraSPL8HPoF-DfgKiIC-ulbmgNJAPVCy3DGkzlVFjlBrlW4ubH2EN6ej4JPfwN-hWbNAzE5wiUUYIRRC5gv1qRVtwEnhrI8qW2VKAG7ySWLvWPu2knJKe0q17fTV_yd7V=w640-h438" title="Poems, Drawings" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Secret </h3><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Published in Floyd County Moonshine Fall 2021</span></div>Marjorie Gowdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961225928731307706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969171361964437513.post-90616141076213977972022-01-12T10:29:00.001-05:002022-01-12T10:29:43.221-05:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1nOG7sLMdiruWvqY5T8fp4-Od0dD_M7fWi9a_5OCpiEbfLaSuRqhThLdBaubPP2Y4mEN0ZX1mCG7nyC-F4aHqu0o4nT1-_EoT67VsyMswqCNS77TohqAk7aTpQ647vEMcqz9TL-4kXvZLECT2kvFaTE616b5-VTU7sloEbCeTel6If25PRQis965n=s640" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="On Exhibit, 2021-2022, Roanoke, VA, Municipal Building" border="0" data-original-height="493" data-original-width="640" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1nOG7sLMdiruWvqY5T8fp4-Od0dD_M7fWi9a_5OCpiEbfLaSuRqhThLdBaubPP2Y4mEN0ZX1mCG7nyC-F4aHqu0o4nT1-_EoT67VsyMswqCNS77TohqAk7aTpQ647vEMcqz9TL-4kXvZLECT2kvFaTE616b5-VTU7sloEbCeTel6If25PRQis965n=w640-h494" title="Painting & Poetry: The Montvale Road Gang" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h2 style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-weight: normal;">The Montvale Road Gang</span></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">On exhibit 2021-2022, Roanoke, VA, Municipal Building</span></div><p></p>Marjorie Gowdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961225928731307706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969171361964437513.post-57665801507772090452022-01-10T17:47:00.011-05:002022-01-11T14:57:41.945-05:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKDAwm3rguLxit3mGliy0uc-ZWETeO04HRfWvm04B9s4rnKVpXYi6ozio_DpMB_IeAGE5mByw88HMVZi62_eTI77Zbrim539I2gzoQINklO9Cw5oiyCdYgzdJb9dKfy_AC5EKj0shF2FOlah62zYlA2EIN6ptibbIMI1H7rCHgzVcRvKMVlOJYZ3Tu=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="946" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKDAwm3rguLxit3mGliy0uc-ZWETeO04HRfWvm04B9s4rnKVpXYi6ozio_DpMB_IeAGE5mByw88HMVZi62_eTI77Zbrim539I2gzoQINklO9Cw5oiyCdYgzdJb9dKfy_AC5EKj0shF2FOlah62zYlA2EIN6ptibbIMI1H7rCHgzVcRvKMVlOJYZ3Tu=w474-h640" width="474" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Garamond;">Her First Roses. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Garamond;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Garamond;">Exhibition: Virginia Beach Art Center, 2020</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Garamond;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Garamond;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Garamond;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Garamond;"><i>...birdsong, azure skies, air like a crystal ball</i></span></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><h3 style="clear: both;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; 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