First Person
Sitting Next to My Wife on the Couch
By Allen Weber
Email: howspoppy at yahoo dot com
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June 12, 2008

There's not one child in the room.
That cardinal has finally braved the feeder
by the window. The azaleas are lighted
more perfectly than what they might be
even a moment from now. I think it would be okay
if we were to stay here for just a little while longer.

About the author:
I am currently preoccupied with simplicity. I get less complicated with each year. So I've started to write about simple things, in a simple voice. My wife and I are raising our sons, Graden, Cole and Seth, in Hampton, Virginia.

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