Author Archive for Mary Barto

Poem: "Jim" and "And Then There Were Nine"
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Poem: “Jim” and “And Then There Were Nine”

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by on Jun 28, 2013 in Poetry
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Jim This one’s for you, the man you’ve become. There were many years we had no connection, for whatever reason we’ve made the correction. We’ve missed so much because of the choices we’ve made, and there seems little time to make up the gain. So before it is too late for you to know, that […]

Poem: "Julie"
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Poem: “Julie”

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by on Nov 19, 2012 in Poetry
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Julie (Written for my mother) Long ago and far away A child was born one crisp autumn day Not much is known of this child in those days, Seemingly happy, creative and gay. And then came that time, long before “Women’s Lib” That society said, “To your husband you’ll give.” She put down her cap […]