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Eleanor

Eleanor cleans the church Wednesdays, Sundays And after weddings on other days She sweeps up the rice Remembering her own wedding So many years ago She is lonely Her husband was killed In the Vietnam war And her children Never call anymore Father McKenzie reads from A tattered yellow sermon For the few old people Who straggle in With their sins He is lonely And has little to do He prays to God To take him home Now they tell him Eleanor was found dead in a pew Eleanor Rigby Who was she Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Jerry T. Curtis 8/12/19

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Lindsay Laurie
Date: 8/15/2019 11:15:00 PM
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G'day Timothy … loneliness can be such a sadness, and in a situation like Eleanor's it is the comfort of a routine within the church that kept her a step away from total depression - thank you Timothy - Lindsay
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Timothy Mcguire
Date: 8/15/2019 11:17:00 PM
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So very true. All of us hide in our work from time to time to escape.
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Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 8/13/2019 7:27:00 AM
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So sad! :o
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Timothy Mcguire
Date: 8/13/2019 10:35:00 AM
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It is Maureen, the song is very sad.There are s lot of lonely people out there. That is why we need to give kind words to folks whenever we can. <3
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Line Gauthier
Date: 8/12/2019 7:03:00 PM
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Wow - that is quite the saga. Love it. Let me put the box of tissues away.
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Timothy Mcguire
Date: 8/12/2019 8:01:00 PM
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It is a sad song. Thanks Line
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Jan Allison
Date: 8/12/2019 5:41:00 PM
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aww what sad imagery Timothy I do love the song which inspired the contest:-) hugs Jan xx
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Timothy Mcguire
Date: 8/12/2019 6:11:00 PM
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Me too Jan. It is really a sad song though. The contest asks for who Eleanor was and she died in the church. Thank you so much for the comments.

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