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Love for the Nearly Dead.(Poem)

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| June 01, 2007 | Edgar, Suzanne | COPYRIGHT 2007 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

 
LOVE FOR THE NEARLY DEAD 
 
   If only we had asked her 
   where she fought in the history wars, 
   before it was too late. 
 
   If only I had listened 
   that winter night she tried to speak 
   about her mother's life. 
 
   I wonder where she hid 
   her secret book with the recipe 
   for the family Christmas cake. 
 
   If only I knew today 
   when she struck the menopause 
   and if she had night sweats. 
 
   The day she bought those bras, 
   I ...

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