Adieu

Deposit after deposit, memory is stored,
interest compounding anew

To transfer its balance of riches and gains
—avarice must first bid adieu

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2017)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Krutsinger Avatar
July 15, 2019 at 2:38 PM
"avarice" must bid adieu for sure. Sweet poem; great ending line!
Behm Avatar
July 15, 2019 at 2:42 PM
Thanks for reading both poems, Caren. Kurt
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