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A Poem A Day by Romilly Wilde

366 poems day-by-day for a leap year

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      “The Jaguar” by John Carlos Galeano, Colombia (1948-)

      October 16, 2026

      In the beginning

      the jaguar leapt from the stars.

      His spots

      were constellations,

      his eyes two suns

      that set the forest aflame.

      From A Poem A Day: Latin America

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