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Lament.(Brief Article)(Poem)(Illustration)

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| October 01, 2004 | Job, Kathielyn | COPYRIGHT 2004 Quadrant Magazine Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

 
LAMENT 
 
   From verandah shadows 
   her voice unfurls: 
   Used to be words carried 
   their weight like a wide river, 
   without gushing. 
 
   Farmers used to stand like tree trunks 
   deep in brown paddocks, 
   pushing back their hats to consult the sky. 
 
   Housewives and secretaries would 
   peel their gloves--gardening and lilac--to 
   smooth a child's hair and listen. 
 
   Used to be the ...

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