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“When an old person dies,” Kent said, “even if that person is wonderful, he or she is still somewhat ready, and so are the people who loved them. They’re like old trees, whose roots have loosened in the ground. They fall gently. But when someone like your aunt Sylvie dies—before her time—her roots get pulled out and the ground is ripped up. Everyon
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eidolons.
Walt Whitman • Leaves of Grass
“Please forgive me,” and died.
Julie Otsuka • The Buddha in the Attic
My lover who is here is here.
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Wintering by Sylvia Plath
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SONO’S DEATH POEM Don’t just stand there with your hair turning gray, soon enough the seas will sink your little island. So while there is still the illusion of time, set out for another shore. No sense packing a bag. You won’t be able to lift it into your boat. Give away all your collections. Take only new seeds and an old stick. Send out some pra
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Anxiety swam through him.
Elizabeth Strout • Tell Me Everything
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