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OFFICIAL NOMINEE FOR THE
2000 PUSHCART PRIZE ANTHOLOGY
FROM RED RIVER REVIEW
Copyright 2000 by
James Dolan
All Rights Reserved. No Reproduction
in Any Medium Without
Specific Written Permission
...after she was gone, he went to her room,
...to look at her things, the small woman things
...left on the bureau, the dresser, in small drawers,
...boxes, everything scented, with lavender, gardenia, or
...roses, lilies, wisteria?...a silver handled brush, holding
...tangles of her hair, a matching hand mirror, given to her
...by her mother, the little things she used
...in the morning......folded near the edge of the dressing table, not discarded
...as it could be used again, he found a kleenex, which he
...opened to find a perfect oval 'O' blotted with the red...red lipstick they wore in those days...he folded this on
...itself two more times, tucked it in his pocket. later that day, at
...the end of recess, he hid
...in playground shadows...under the slide, and withdrew his
...treasure to look again at the secret pressed flower, the scented...red mystery of mother's kiss, unfolded in his hand....
More poetry by James Dolan is on The Poetry Page
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