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Mar 13
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Smile

It was a Sunday
A normal Sunday
A boring Sunday 
I went to the attic 
My grandmother's attic 
A dusty attic
I looked for a box
A wooden box
A box with my name
I'd done this before
Come up here before 
Held this box before 
The box had my name 
Eloise is my name 
I looked at my name 
Did I have the courage 
The courage to open 
The courage to open the box
I sat there for a while
Staring at the box
I cracked open the lid 
and peeked inside 
And inside I saw
A folded piece of paper
And a well-loved bear
I unfolded the paper 
It was a letter 
from my favorite aunt 
An aunt that had died 
Three long years ago 
It's funny how such little things
Can make you smile 
 
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  1. kfolley
    Mar 28, 2017

    What a poignant ending to your poem, and the repetition works nicely. I have made minor proofreading changes since this is being considered for possible publication. Choose Revisions to view changes.

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  1. kfolley
    Apr 02, 2017

    To find the Revisions button, first click on your title. You should see it to the right of Edit, at the top.

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