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There is a moment when the Magnolia blooms
These buds are there all winter
They rest cocooned in a lacey canopy
Stagnant on this tree
Me watching at the bedroom window
Perched above
Waiting for the great escape.
The petals will open this spring
Enormous bowls of silken pink
Curled into the sun
Transforming the tree and me to a place of poetry… Read More
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[/lightbox]At the age of 16, my parents decided to give me a clothing allowance, the objective of which was to teach me how to handle money. The only items from which I was exempt from financial responsibility were my winter coat and my bras. The reason for this, the obvious cost of a winter coat skewing the budget and for me, lushly endowed the need …