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by The Hearth Voice · 12 lines
He taught her how to leave: check the tires, carry water,
Read, listen and shareby The Hearth Voice · 10 lines
Before dawn he tied his boots beside the sleeping house. The kettle knew his hour.
Read, listen and shareby The Hearth Voice · 12 lines
My father said sorry like lifting a rusted gate: both hands,
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My father fixed the loose gate, the lamp with the stubborn switch, the bicycle chain that bit my thumb.
Read, listen and shareby The Hearth Voice · 12 lines
The bicycle moved because his hand was gone. I shouted when I noticed,
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