Saturday, February 11, 2006

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Childhood ended with Mother's decree
we no longer play together
for reasons
obscure
...
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Martha J. Eshelman
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Kee Thampi 06 March 2006

Sent after the cow for evening milking, we loped along the soft dust cow paths, past

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Phillip Sawatzky 15 February 2006

Martha-Simply divine remembrance-I had wistful images of my own childhood, when I used to go to my uncle's and grandparent's farms-especially like the use of words 'loping....soft dust cow paths', so laden with tenderness and innocence. Juxtaposed with early experiences of death-the tiny baby mice. This is precious stuff. Phillip

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Carolynn Shaw 14 February 2006

Martha, Really enjoy this poem. Time restructures everything and some where along the way our hands grow busy by necessity and our minds are still looking back. Carolynn

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Martha J. Eshelman

Martha J. Eshelman

Washington State, USA
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