Mother Beautiful
knew how to shop and to say
no no no not that.
She was a Christian
Scientist of firm will and
most colorful faith.
She took us kids
on picnics in the Mojave
full of orange poppies.
You know the type but
she was my mother. Today
the sun shines for her.
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Tom D'Evelyn is a private editor and writing tutor in Portland OR and, thanks to the web, across the US and in the UK. He can be reached at tom.develyn@comcast.net. D'Evelyn has a PhD in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley. Before retiring he held positions at The Christian Science Monitor, Harvard University Press, Boston University and Brown University. He ran a literary agency for ten years, publishing books by Leonard Nathan and Arthur Quinn, among others. Before moving to Portland OR he was managing editor at Single Island Press, Portsmouth NH. He blogs at http://tdevelyn.com and other sites.
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