The pandemic has claimed the life of our neighbor. She was a kindhearted widow, eighty-two years old. The day after visiting her on Thanksgiving, her son died from the same cause.
Yesterday evening, Saturn and Jupiter were hidden by fast-moving clouds.
December 22, 2020
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Solstice
The longest day
is the shortest
somewhere
else
a ripe plum
fallen in decay
half hidden
by dead leaves
and the promises
they made
and grace
as grave
as the smile
on your face
outlives
them both
Recently Banned Literature, June 21, 2013
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Categories: New Poems & Pieces, Recently Banned Literature
Tags: Death, Departures, Diaries, Grace, Journals, Jupiter, Pandemics, Poems, Poetry, Saturn
William Michaelian 