Matters of Delicacy

      Not over-delicately
        but matter-of-factly –   
          because he’d appreciate knowing 

      And so, he wondered 
        when he had become
          an ‘anachronism’

      And what else, of course
        he hadn't known
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Baker Avatar
August 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
We never do really know, do we? BB
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August 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Enjoyable and thought provoking.
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