family reunion
she slips into her
childhood accent
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Jim Laurila
Jim is a poet who enjoys writing haiku and related forms. Jim resides in Western Massachusetts. When he's not crafting poems, he is an engineer who manages a large public water system.
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Haha! Delightful! Leaving just enough unsaid. I don't know what kind of accent she has, but I can easily place some of my relatives in this poem. Slipping into an accent seems so natural around others who share it. The ku also has me wondering what else (beliefs or otherwise) we might slip into without much thought.
Great observation!
Haha! Delightful! Leaving just enough unsaid. I don't know what kind of accent she has, but I can easily place some of my relatives in this poem. Slipping into an accent seems so natural around others who share it. The ku also has me wondering what else (beliefs or otherwise) we might slip into without much thought.