Limning the Ordinary

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The Peaceful Spot - a poem

The Peaceful Spot - a poem

April 2, 2024

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Apr 02, 2024
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two young boys on a bench

A photo appeared in my feed as I cleared notifications
this morning. My two sons on a wooden bench, neither
facing the camera. I remembered the place instantly,

the time. Our apartment days by a street with constant
traffic. (One night I counted eight police cars, sirens
wailing, roaring past.) Walking one day, we discovered

a side road, and at the end, a…

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