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Marilea C. Rabasa's avatar

Oh Sara, such a gorgeous sentiment and such a well-written poem! I just love it. I have so many of my mother's things to keep as memories of her. I never use them. I just like to have them as remembrances, like her perfume, which I never wear, but it brings her back into the room.

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Ariela's avatar

I still keep my mother's apron as a memory of her.

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Kate Farrell's avatar

A lovely remembrance, Sara, in a well paced poem. 💞

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Marian Beaman's avatar

Lovely reminiscence, Sara!

Aprons and handkerchiefs were a subtle presence in my first memoir:

“My cheeks burned from the vapors of the hot broth, so Grandma wiped my face with her apron, her pocket bulging a little with a cotton hanky she had substituted for the mint tea sprigs she often brought in from her garden.”

Excerpt From: Marian Longenecker Beaman. “Mennonite Daughter.” Apple Books.

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