Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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Two Possibilities. Headstones If the dates show the husband died shortly after the wife-- first Gladys then Harry, Betty followed by Tim-- the cause is often gradual starvation and not a broken heart. So wrote Billy Collins And I added: And if the sequence occurs opposite-- Harry then Gladys, Tim followed by Betty-- The cause is often sadness, With no one to feed, Or relief that the meat and Potatoes man is gone And she can now delve Into more interesting recipes. (Billy Collins, Musical Tables, 2022.) Frank Maurer 7 January 2024 1905 Hours.