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whitetea
whitetea
Jun 10, 2008 ⭐ See this poem's read count — a supporter feature

our circles


we learned about
circles first
 squares after
i made them with pretty little corners

and Mrs. Rose
before dying of
alzheimers

forgot what triangles were. 
— whitetea, Jun 10, 2008

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Region, Country: United States, USA

Favorite Poets: Chrystos, Mark Strand, Adrienne Rich, Naomi Shihab Nye, Rachel M. Simon, Donald Justice, Mary Oliver, Nikki Giovanni, Alice Walker, Bukowski, Mary Lambert

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professor

professor

18 years 1 month ago

Very poignant

image that captures much in so few words. Alzheimers can be devastating to observe as even the basics of knowledge fade away....you might like to read my poem "The spit of age" on the same thing. Keith
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barbsdad2003

18 years 1 month ago

What a delightful read ...

here. Must've been a delight to write. So heavy ... and so light. And I don't mean at all to trivialize the subject. Thanx, Chuck PS: I do hold the cure for Alzheimer's, though: 1) Die young; 2) Abandon the SAD (Standard American Diet) long enough before growing old(er).
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Ashfae

18 years ago

Ow.

This is good. It uses so few words, but they hit so hard.
themoonman

themoonman

18 years ago

Hi Whitetea...

is this a re-write from an earlier piece? it seems I have read at least part of this before from you.. anyway I like it, it shows a compassionate side of you that is very attractive. enjoyed the read. Richard
whitetea

whitetea

17 years 11 months ago

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I'm not sure, I remember I had troubles getting it posted for some reason or another. Thankyou, Richard.
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orgami

18 years ago

fogetting

I have short term memory loss now part of my own troubles I dig this cool poem you can write! i love triangles and Mrs Rose sounds neat

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