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Island Hvar

There is that incandescent path down to the sea -
I walk it certain Sundays, when I can bear the light.
The grey raincoat we bought on the street in Zagreb
has lost its buttons, so I hug it to me in the wind.

I met your sister in the lane today, outside the cafe.
She held me, then rainy-eyed, she turned away.
She'd been to Mass, she said, but the
sage and lemon morning had confused her.

The painting we bought, that last day, on the Strand,
hangs in the hall, by the table with your books.
It survived the boots, and the guns, of November.
On these incandescent Sundays, I realize I didn't.


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  1. Date: 3/19/2012 7:11:00 AM

    Dear Susan, You are indeed an artist with the word, so original and compelling. You are a favorite now. love, Kathy

    Keiser Avatar Susan Keiser Date: 6/23/2012 6:40:00 AM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Thank you, Kathy!
  1. Date: 3/13/2012 9:42:00 PM

    I'm glad I found your stuff on here tonight!

    Keiser Avatar Susan Keiser Date: 3/14/2012 11:19:00 AM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Thank you! I appreciate your reading it!