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Premium Member Solomon Cook 1820-1900
Solomon Cook

1820 – 1900

It was a miracle. 
I entered this wicked world with
Mother’s umbilical wrapped around my neck like a noose,
Inside a cold cabin made of stone.
My mother,
A beauty of burden,
Chopped the wood
And served chicken neck soup on special occasions.
My father taught me stories from...

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Categories: swabby, absence, death, eulogy,
Form: Epitaph

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry