I had to break my
promise—marigolds,
yellow pompons fat
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Mark this as exemplifying versatility few even attempt, fewer can do. Here's the confidential core: Anniversary [Requiem] and A Promise to Keep. are the same poem about the first anniversary of mother's sudden death. Compare. Meticulous writing requires meticulous readers.
Added [Requiem] to title to indicate previous death, as inRequiem mass for the dead. My first cry as you will see now was a birth-cry! Note the publication: three Pulizter prize-winners in the same issue.