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15 February

(1925 to 1983)

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Today is Mom’s birthday

Happy Birthday, Mom

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I trust

The birthdays have been

The happiest

Of days

Since you arrived

And for the forever

That you’ve been there

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Do you have a place?

Is it your own

With neighbors

And community close by?

I imagine walls

Made of bright wood

And a few

Favorite things

And a door that opens

Into spring

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It is a dream

It is a hope

It is a formless prayer

Against the real joy

Better than my guesses

Of eternity

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C L Couch

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Photo by daniela de gol on Unsplash

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