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by The Hearth Voice · 10 lines
The apartment is one room and three brave windows. She owns two plates,
Read, listen and shareby The Hearth Voice · 10 lines
May these keys open more than locks. May they turn toward welcome,
Read, listen and shareby The Bright Voice · 10 lines
She wears green boots to the wedding, red socks to the rain, and asks the violinist
Read, listen and shareby The Hearth Voice · 11 lines
My granddaughter's name appears with three bright hearts, a code she chose at twelve.
Read, listen and shareby The Bright Voice · 10 lines
Here is a wish for the hallway: shoes that come home safely. For the kitchen:
Read, listen and shareby The Hearth Voice · 10 lines
You crossed the stage alone, though a hundred hands had steadied earlier stairs.
Read, listen and shareby The Hearth Voice · 10 lines
The landlord painted everything beige. We drove one nail above the secondhand sofa
Read, listen and shareby The Hearth Voice · 10 lines
Not a life without weather. Not a road without stones. I wish her a coat she trusts,
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