Andrew ShieldsJul 14, 2023

with stars of paint in his curly black hair

Down the Lane
Susan Browne

#Poetry #SusanBrowne #TwentyTwo #OfTimeAndTheRiver #ThomasWolfe

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Down the Lane by Susan Browne | Poetry Magazine

Down the lane winding between & behind houses, I find the cottage

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Andrew ShieldsJul 13, 2023

I watch other bodies slip through the blue

Romance
Susan Browne

#Poetry #SusanBrowne #Swimming

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/160473/romance

Romance

I swim my laps today, slowly, slowly, reaching my arms out & over, my fleshly oars, the water silken on my skin, my body still able to be a body & resting at the pool’s lip, I watch other bodies slip through the blue, how fast the young are & how old they become, floating, floating, forgetting the…

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