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Like the First Night

Father had ills couldn't even get up not even eat spoke properly didn't go to the bathroom She took care of him at home for many years without complaint setting the dining table for seventy years Today, after burying husband first night Mom lying in father's bed fell asleep.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2023




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Date: 4/5/2023 6:11:00 PM
Oh, what a sad picture. But a well-written poem.
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Date: 4/5/2023 6:36:00 AM
this is so sensitive, emotionnal and rewarding for mam, thanks
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Date: 4/4/2023 6:25:00 PM
I like the 'full circle' of the narrative, Yonah, Mom's deserved 'just desserts.'
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