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Type: Academic Article
Topic: Poetry

Published Date: July 31, 2007

Author:

Matthew Erdel

Type: Academic Article
Topic: Poetry

Published Date: July 31, 2007

Author:

Matthew Erdel

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Ironing

Long ago,

my mother sought

to teach a shirt

to iron itself.

At first,

it took offense

that she would think

it had wrinkles.

But later,

it understood

how she cherished

it so dearly.