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Posts made in September, 2002

Joan Bodger Mercer: A Love Letter

Posted by on Sep 6, 2002 in Essays | 1 comment

Joan Bodger Mercer: A Love Letter August 31, 1921 – July 4, 2002 ‘ll tell you, shall I, something I remember? Something that still means a great deal to me. It was long ago. A dusty road in summer I remember, A mountain, and an old house, and a tree That stood, you know, Behind the house. An old woman I remember In a red shawl with a grey cat on her knee Humming under a tree. She seemed the oldest thing I can remember. But then perhaps I was not more than three. It was long ago. I...

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