Some of the Things I'Ve Lost
the great black oak below the house,
it died of mistletoe;
my computer glasses, mislaid somewhere;
a photo of Swaps, who won the Derby
in – was it 1955?
Lolita singing “Esa Luna Marinera”
on cassette;
the best recipe for eggplant parmesan;
September ‘53 to June of ‘54,
whatever happened to 4th grade?
a breakfast nook painted yellow
with a persimmon tree outside the window;
the gender of every German noun;
the answer to the riddle of life;
a lot of other things
but I guess I’ve forgotten
what they were....
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