Lovely poem another glimpse Andrew cheers P did not seem to arrive here P
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Sent: 29 May 2014 03:22
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Subject: Re: Rosie's Light
It was worth waiting for, Andrew. Lovely.
ken
On 5/28/2014 8:55 PM, Andrew Burke wrote:
> First poem after a long dry spell and many interruptions! All comments
> welcome.
>
> *Rosie's Light*
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>
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> 3.40am I stand in
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> our front garden.
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> Across the road
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> Rosie's kitchen light is on.
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> It's been on
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> for months since she
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> walked in one morning
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> and found Bob at
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> the kitchen table, sitting,
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> resting after nightshift.
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> Everything changed for
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> Rosie that morning but
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> she didn't think to
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> turn the light off.
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> Police came and medicos
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> and such and by
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> late afternoon everything
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> was finished .
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>
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> Now it's winter.
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> Rosie goes shopping
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> with gloves and umbrella
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> and nods and smiles
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> when we say 'hello'. But
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> she hasn't thought to
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> turn the light off
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> even though
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> she's pushed his chair in
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> and closed the door.
>
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