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Poor Emily

November 12, 2013
By Anorak SILVER, Canandaigua, New York
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Poor Emily,
born to riches,
died to dust,
poison not to rats and such
but rather,
like berries in a graveyard,
lonely and secluded,
intents hidden
until inspected
do turn to ashes.

© Alex B., Rome, NY

The author's comments:
This poem is based off the short story "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner. It is meant to be an epitaph that would appear on her gravestone.
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