My Sister's Bracelet
by Nina Bennett
genre:
Poetry
description:
published in The Broadkill Review
chapters
chapter 1:
My Sister's Bracelet
My Sister's Bracelet
chapter 1
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updated 09/07/08
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When the box arrives
I place it unopened
in my top dresser drawer
where it sits for several days.
Late at night, alone
in the room that used to be hers,
I slowly peel away the heavy
brown paper; there should be
a ritual for this sort of thing.
Hugged tight to my thin wrist,
the silver cuff outlasts
two wedding bands and the grubby
hands of three grandchildren.
back to top
I place it unopened
in my top dresser drawer
where it sits for several days.
Late at night, alone
in the room that used to be hers,
I slowly peel away the heavy
brown paper; there should be
a ritual for this sort of thing.
Hugged tight to my thin wrist,
the silver cuff outlasts
two wedding bands and the grubby
hands of three grandchildren.
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