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The Leaves

The Leaves

Appeared in December Issue of POETRY Magazine

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Dec 01, 2020
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"The Leaves"

The leaves lived behind the dining room doors.
They only came out when company came out.
Dad would lift one end of the table, my brothers
And I the other. Then we’d shuffle a few steps
Backwa…

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