Snow flakes wandering
out of bright February skies:
one sticks in my ear.
I know! It’s Ruthie’s
birthday! Dear, you have seven
years to celebrate.
A sky full of snow
and the dark Atlantic be-
tween us only make
today more festive,
your eyes shine more brightly a-
bove seven candles.
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Tom D'Evelyn is a private editor and writing tutor in Cranston RI 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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