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"... brevity is the soul of wit ..."
- William Shakespeare

Dianne Alvine


 

Invincible

(for Louisa May Alcott)

Orchard House is lovely this time of year.
It looks so peaceful now. It is a comfort
to watch the visitors come and go.

Father told me the other day he still thinks
apples are the most perfect food on earth. I
said nothing.

He was a good father, loving and kind,
yet, his thoughts lived in transcendental
clouds, filled with lofty ideals.

I learned early to stare down the monster
of homelessness, its vile breath always
at our doorstep.

Now, I watch the visitors come and go. I can feel
their struggles tucked inside their beating hearts.
Orchard House is lovely this time of year.