Things Left Behind by Corinne Bailey

                                                                                                                                                             Things Left Behind                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              The family picks over her things:                                                              three purple vases                                                             her favorite color                                                              the silver rosette earrings she never took off                                                             why didn’t they go with her?                                                              the daybed, hand-carved by Father                                                             once, her marriage bed                                                              three Hummel figurines                                                              no one wants                                                              one husband                                                             already claimed                                                              _____________                                                             Corinne Bailey                                                                                                                                                                                                                      *     […]

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