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appalachiablue

(42,908 posts) Thu Jun 1, 2023, 03:55 PM Jun 2023

What Is So Rare As A Day In June - By James Russell Lowell

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What Is So Rare As A Day In June - By James Russell Lowell (Original Post) appalachiablue Jun 2023 OP

My grandmother's poem. I remember one day, it was the first of June, must have been mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 #1

mahatmakanejeeves

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1. My grandmother's poem. I remember one day, it was the first of June, must have been

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Thu Jun 1, 2023, 04:00 PM

Jun 2023

1965 or so. We were walking from her place to a shopping center with the post office. She never learned to drive. She started reciting the first lines.

I've had that memory for years. She was my favorite relative. Most of the others did not turn out as well.

I have the poem on my cubicle wall.

Thank you so much for that.

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