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A Poem A Day by Romilly Wilde

366 poems day-by-day for a leap year

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      “Bougainvillea Over the Fence” Lupe F. Tavita, Samoa (1888–1960)

      April 20, 2026

      It grew without asking—

      Bright, sprawling, rude.

      Like our language

      returning through cracks

      in the concrete.

      From A Poem A Day: Australasia & the Pacific

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