Read Write Poem NaPoWriMo Anthology

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Katharine Whitcomb

prince vladimir Cold spring evenings we stand on the porch cupping huge bowls of tea as the cats patrol the yard in the failing light. The plum tree leans backward in her pink party dress. Tea steam rises in vanilla bourbon bursts, bathing our faces. Little moments give us hope. I left my grief in the cab from the airport on my way to you.

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