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Fraulein Wexler

free verse

German workaholic, 
jilted as a young bride
never knew a lover's grace
denying a broken heart
she studied marketing

Munich melodramatic, 
content within her world of work
no romantic evenings, 
no late night rendezvous
plainly all-business, but magic, 
a charming, female financier

Bar mates with nostalgia
bid her farewell remembering
she was one glass of wine or maybe two

Transferring five hours north
ready for a change
Fraulein's boss wishes she would work
instead of drinking coffee in the cafés of Berlin.


written 20 Jan. 2016

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016




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Date: 2/6/2016 9:43:00 AM
Congratulations on this winner! You told a story about this woman in so few words !! Well done!!
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Date: 2/5/2016 8:34:00 AM
Congrats on your placement, Pteet!
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Date: 2/4/2016 11:15:00 AM
Congratulations on your win!
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Date: 2/4/2016 11:05:00 AM
I like the tale you tell in this fourth place win in my contest. Congratulations!
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Julia Ward
Date: 2/5/2016 12:05:00 AM
You are welcome... No wonder you wanted to enter my contest, then. Best wishes, Julia
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Reason A. Poteet
Date: 2/4/2016 6:54:00 PM
Thank you, Julia, for the contest and for the placement therein. It was a unique prompt and I enjoyed the challenge. My roots are German.

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