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The To-Do List
May 11, 2013
The to-do list
scrawled in her loopy handwriting, sits,
unfinished
on the kitchen counter.
There was a meeting on Thursday
for her book club,
and she meant to call the electrician
to fix that forever broken heater.
It’s funny
how everything
just comes to a halt
isn’t it?
My graduation
was on June 26th
but she couldn’t make it.
Since she’s dead now.
© Grace K., Port Washington, NY
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wordnerd54 SILVER said...
on May. 22 2013 at 11:21 pm
Yes, that's absolutely what I was going for. And also the fact that we get caught up in these silly little appointments, and then suddenly, they no longer matter. I'm glad you really picked up on the intention of the poem!
Metalhead08 GOLD said...
on May. 21 2013 at 10:14 pm
Simply well written! Easy flow, short, simply and to the point! Great job!
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