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Today I Learn To Be a Widow - Lesson 5
lesson five
meals won’t be fun
alone
the clock will ring noon
i’ll hear myself say
o no, not again ~
then it will ring six
with the echo of
o no, not again ~
of course
dinner time might be
a little more encouraging
with a glass of wine
but i’ll have to make an effort
to remember to still eat something
i’ll be reminded of times
even when work was cleared to one corner
setting up the table for a tête-à-tête
being always romantic and intimate
but it will never be the same
i’ll forever miss the chatting over dinner
the winding down of us being together
needing to build new rituals around meals
reminds me of the widow who would set her best china
placing her framed photo of Alfie every evening just so
candles lit and ever gracefully pouring her glass of wine
before proceeding to dine with her Alfie ...
right at this moment that doesn't sound so crazy at all
it may be worth trying variations until something works
Published in my 24-page photo/anthology book ~TODAY I LEARN TO BE A WIDOW~ 2020
AP: 1st place 2021
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