Poem
By Li Bai
Back when my hair barely covered my forehead
I was picking flowers in front of the gate.
You rode over…
I was picking flowers in front of the gate.
You rode over…
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Marriage & Companionship
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The last time I lost you, I had turned
To salt. The hospice nurses all assured
An easier passing… - AudioPoetry Off the ShelfCass Donish on grief rituals, putting on makeup, and letting in joy.
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in their neon-yellow slickers, guiding us
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wheeling your red Swiss
Army suitcase—how had
you packed all you needed
in… - PoemBy Molly PeacockWhen I feel moved and then say I am touched,
it’s another presence inside me I sense,
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your gratitude rise over us like rain.
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Some type of supernatural creature.
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at a wedding, the night grew long and luminous.
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