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Gretta's Mother Gretta sat in the courtroom. It was not where thesix-year-old wanted to be. Spring was just beginning and it was gorgeous outside,with birds chirping, sun glowing and kids playing ... Continue...
Southern Belles Basking in what little warmth of the Georgia Sun I can get, I don't allow themarauding winds To encompass my thoughts. I return to times before war Tookeverything away. We are so poor We have soleless shoes and holes in ourskirts ... Continue...
Think of Italy Hopelessness was in her eyes as she dropped the note. Ihad been frolicking in merry thoughts of skiing, Christmas and hot chocolate, butI saw her put it on the ground deliberately, so I unfolded it with mittened handsand read it ... Continue...
Weekday Afternoon I trudge slowly down the cracked cement sidewalk, beadsof sweat forming on the bridge of my nose. The late spring sun stabs me with itsrays and the heat makes my journey seem ten times longer ... Continue...
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