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Mythological
“
He left her there —
amid doubt and fear,
amid love and incomprehension,
amid pain and hope.
”
― The Most Precious Gift: A myth of gods and humans
― The Most Precious Gift: A myth of gods and humans
“
So we grew up with mythic dead
To spoon upon midwestern bread
And spread old gods' bright marmalade
To slake in peanut-butter shade,
Pretending there beneath our sky
That it was Aphrodite's thigh...
While by the porch-rail calm and bold
His words pure wisdom, stare pure gold
My grandfather, a myth indeed,
Did all of Plato supersede
While Grandmama in rockingchair
Sewed up the raveled sleeve of care
Crocheted cool snowflakes rare and bright
To winter us on summer night.
And uncles, gathered with
...more
”
― Dandelion Wine
― Dandelion Wine
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