“Welcome Home� by David Taylor
Home By Johannah Hildebrand hold me back against the raging winds of my youth a race to find where Waldo was be quick
collard greens and pork chops black-eyeds and jiffy bread hot from the oven, always on Sunday
and on Cinderella days we plunged our hands in little fingers scrubbing rubbing cleaning
at night I Love Lucy Let us see what that Walker Texas Ranger has done this time
sparkling mirrors and forts of pillows, purple and soft making dark comforting caves and us
her smile her diamond rings the earrings we gave her and her perfectly curled hair she was
TV on summer days Wheel of Fortune, Price is Right, As the World Turns we play Lotto
peach soap and always a sprite on the night stand. and sometimes we ate Viennas from the can
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