She stored his pictures in the album
dusted the chest carefully
hid her sighs inside an envelope
placed it on the side of her heart then
sat mesmerized by the memory of him
lingering in her mind as a crystal laughter
like when he used to take her hand saying: love you
From ‘Vernal Equinox’, a collection of poems by Manolis.
Ekstasis Editions, Victoria 2011
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