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Avenel
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On the flyleaf I wrote Avenel, New Jersey
twenty first December seventy three –
Rommel Drives On Deep Into Egypt
Richard Brautigan.
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a Christmas present to myself
ninety five cents
alone along with Frye boots
bought in Connecticut
it had been raining all day
in the night snow fell.
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Books on the shelves
each dated and signed
negotiate my travels
pinpointing those days
it was a bad year
I’m still affected
by your betrayal
this year talking about it
with a friend
another element revealed
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The Frye boots lie
in the attics darkness
I have no idea
the reason they stay.
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©robcullen19102021
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