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Juniper caught misty moon poem: Monochrome Monday

Juniper caught misty moon on a chill winter night
Struggling to escape, moon gave up on the fight

Scrub jays gathered atop the great tree
Pecking and prodding until moon was set free

Monochrome Monday in infrared

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