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“The memories of some pass by, pale shadows with laughter-- songs I remember. -- Letter-Back Chairs (a poem)”

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“paint the pony I will ride soft hues that gather childhood and thrust forward, to nowhere back again, we turn to plunking calliope tune loud, round notes, we lift higher hollowed ponies with painted ribbons between our thighs, laughter in her eyes -- from 'Paint the Dancing Pony' (a poem)”

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“Arising there, a china cabinet, its gifts enclosed in a hug. Atop a pedestal table, hand-sanded and love-stained, Mom's Christmas cactus trails and cascades in forest greens awaiting pink-winged petals alighting in season, a crescendo of bloom framed an autumn-light meandering through remembrance like a dream.”

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“Mamaw's spirit lingers there, her high-bubbled laugh carrying on like a song, her quiet dignity still holding together the air that holds up this house.”

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“I braced myself for something wise and useful. Dink, like most Bubbas, could be quite insightful and kind when you least expected it. “Always remember one thing in this life,” he said, pausing to stare at the koala’s big brown glass eyes. I knew he woulda shot it if we were really in the wild. “What is it, Dink? What should I remember? I could really use some perspective here.” “Always remember . . . you can’t drink all day if you don’t start in the mornin’.”

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