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Poetry: The seasons of our lives

IN HER SEASON OF WINTER

A gentle soul and courageous

The windows of her heart

Sport gingham curtains

And a tray of cooling shortbread

Her memories, whether simple or outrageous

Are written as a gift to us

Woven both with joy

And compassion in the thread

She's lived in interesting times

A clear-eyed observer

Her perspective

Makes poetry of prose.

The stories that she carefully refines,

Are too good

For modesty

But you know it's not a pose

A kind woman, of generosity

Her praise is heartfelt

And she sings it

For the benefit of anyone she admires

Occasionally she tries to portray

Herself as stodgy

But her mind is sharp,

Intelligent, as a teacher requires.

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