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The thousands small birds of January in their smooth soaring cloud finding the trees.

Naomi Shihab Nye

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Naomi Shihab Nye
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: March 12
Poet
Teacher
University Teacher
Writer
St. Louis
Missouri
Trees
Clouds
Soaring
Findings
January
Finding
Soar
Bird
Cloud
Tree
Smooth
Small
Birds
Thousands

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