Easter, 2020
First Easter without
(he died in the summer)
and alone
although
in her driveway my neighbor
offered at arms’ length
a loaf of new bread
and I took the bread
in the same way
and at my table broke it
with gloved hands
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Easter, 2020
First Easter without
(he died in the summer)
and alone
although
in her driveway my neighbor
offered at arms’ length
a loaf of new bread
and I took the bread
in the same way
and at my table broke it
with gloved hands
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