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Erica Lehrer - Poet - Author
Dancing With Ataxia
THE RIO FRIO
By Erica Lehrer
For Francine Ringold
On the hottest day in July
when even the cedars are shriveled and
scorched
she heads to the river
and there
amidst the boulders
she finds five
smooth stones
and one by one
she skips them
with a flick
of her tiny wrist
watching them skim
through the crystalline water
and though she will grow up
and live for many years
in faraway cities
she will never forget
this perfect afternoon
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2011 Erica Lehrer, All rights reserved.