That's it! As we say in Oz, Beauty! Andrew
On 26 April 2013 01:57, Sheila Murphy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Absolutely stunning. Just a beautiful piece, Sharon. Thank you!
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> On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 7:50 AM, sharon brogan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> > *
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> > In the late evening, when I go to close
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> > the shutters, I see the cold moon
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> > in the eastern sky. Snow, still,
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> > in shadowed places.
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> > My dog is going deaf. He takes
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> > the stairs with care. The cat,
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> > startled, leaves bloody slashes
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> > along my arm. I scar easily.
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> > I wrap myself in my house, like
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> > an old, favored sweater. Well-
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> > worn, shabby, stained.
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> > Comfortable. Familiar.
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> > Shall I think the best of you and so
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> > be taken for a fool? Or the worst,
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> > and so be safely cynical,
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> > sophisticated, shuttered-in.
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> > --------------------------
> > *
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> > --
> > sharon brogan
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> > http://www.sbpoet.net
> > http://smallpoems.sbpoet.net
> > 406.578.1788
> >
>
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Andrew
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