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In April 2022, my poem \u201cMorning in the YMCA Pool\u201d won honorable mention in the prestigious Tom Howard\/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest, which garnered more than 4500 entries. I\u2019m proud to have my work recognized among this talented group of poets. That poem and some other favorites are posted below \u2013 new poems are added frequently.<\/p>\n

The poems posted here are protected by copyright: \u00a9 Peaco Todd, 2015-2026, all rights reserved.<\/p>\n

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Upon Considering a Photo on My Studio Wall<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Elegy for a Mouse<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Old Man and the Mountain<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Bones of the Fish<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Needle’s Eye<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Summer Haiku<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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