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pennies and feathers

April 2, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner

Pennies
from Heaven speak
to my heart.  A feather
floats from the sky just when I need
a sign.

talya

Pennies from Heaven, Billie Holiday

This post was written especially for The Writers’ Post Blog Hop #74 – Feathers…

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: Signs

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Comments

  1. TimH says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:07 pm

    Very cool, Talya, and very touching to those of us who have lost cherished loved ones. Excellent!

  2. Journey of Life says

    April 2, 2013 at 8:03 pm

    Beautiful!

  3. Loy Cerf says

    April 3, 2013 at 5:40 am

    What a lovely poem, Talya. Thanks for the Billie Holiday song, too…I listened to her as I blog hopped! Happy WW!


Hi! I'm Talya Tate Boerner. Writer, Reader, Arkansas Master Naturalist / Master Gardener, Author of

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GENE, EVERYWHERE: a life-changing visit from my father-in-law (2020)

BERNICE RUNS AWAY (2022)

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