Soft Remnants

Just gloves,
thin, unlined, wrist-length, black leather gloves,
survivors from another era by dint of neglect and indecision,

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First Watering

Do you remember the night we met,
when all our world was grey

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Private Parent Parts

What do you do with the pieces reflecting your past
as they float by again and again

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Preserving the Spirit

Cleaning up after a meal should be gradual,
respectful of where good conversations extend:

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It’s All Relative

Two grandmothers and my mother,
four generations–skipping one–

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How to Keep People You Love Safe: An Incomplete List

Wrap them in cotton batting.
Put them in a tall tower with just one door to which only you have the key.

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Failed Search for the Perfect Gift

I wanted to buy you something
so beautiful it would hurt.

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