church spire rises
catercorner to the bench
where she sits in the square
watching the doors
awaiting the exit of those
bedecked with flowers
in white flowing satins and silks
and she dreams of the day
that should have been hers
before the war took him away
and her gnarled hands shake
as she scatters the breadcrumbs
feeding her memories and the birds
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