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Appalachian Tales and Trails
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Appalachian Tales and Trails

Susannah MacKinnie
Susannah MacKinnie

May 8

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9 min read
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SUSANNAH STEWART STORIES | LIFE IS LOSING WHAT YOU LOVE

The Sad Girl

Tells her story

Image created by the author on Canva

And we wept that one so lovely should have a life so brief;

William Cullen Bryant

Innocence betrayed
A temporary madness
Suffering from grief
She dying so very young
Yet all is not as it seems

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