10.23.2012

Poetry for thought - White Apples


White Apples 
by Donald Hall

when my father had been dead a week
I woke
with his voice in my ear
I sat up in bed
and held my breath
and stared at the pale closed door

white apples and the taste of stone

if he called again
I would put on my coat and galoshes

Image:Flickr-hapticflapjack

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