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Mantel

Momma's stockings she made hanged on cherry wood Attributing back to the days that she could Nevertheless filled them with treats as she should Tickled us with stories by the hearth Christmas eve Enchanting us with smiles, playing traditional "Greensleeves" Loveable mother I sit, looking at the mantel and grieve

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Date: 11/30/2014 7:14:00 PM
This is heartbreaking. You surprised me with the ending.
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