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Aunt Bette

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My Aunt Bette

Died

My cousin reported

And reported

Well

Inside paper

And electronic

News

After communicating

With the family

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Bette had a long life

Much longer than

Her sister

My mother

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There were only two of them

In fact

For a long while

Growing up

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Each sister had children

Four and five

Bette and my mother

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We used to get together

At what they called

The camp

By the river

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River swimming’s

Interesting

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The water’s dark

The river’s wide

As famously understood

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There was an amusement park

On the other side

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My cousin Beth

Keeps the family

Wedges doors

So we might know what’s happening

On the other side

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I’m thankful

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I’m sorry

My aunt Bette is

No longer here

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Her absence is a sadness

Though

I knew her less

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Sometimes that happens

As we age

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Welcome

Bette

To the other side

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Age is no longer an issue

Or health

Or other challenges

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Everything is new

For you

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Made ready for

The wonders of

What’s next

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‘Bye for now

Aunt Bette

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C L Couch

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