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The framed photograph,
purchased on a trip to Toronto,
two years ago, sits in a corner,
like a shy child waiting
for an invitation to play.
There doesn't appear to be room
between Grandma's last portrait
and the parrot batik. Or enough space
beside the mountain lake landscape.
I scan my cluttered walls, seeking
solutions. Could the parrot cover
the smudge by the stairs? Would Grandma
look good in the light by the window?
A few taps from a hammer shift
my thinking, reveal arrangements
not apparent before.
Next morning, I sip coffee in my kitchen,
smile at the tallest tower in Toronto, surprised
to feel delight in a different view.
© by Jacqueline Jules.
Used here with the author's permission
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Jacqueline Jules is a former librarian who found herself intrigued by almost every book she put on the shelf. As a reader and as a writer, she doesn’t restrict herself to one genre. She is the author of 50 books for young readers on a wide variety of topics, including two poetry books for young readers, Tag Your Dreams: Poems of Play and Persistence (Albert Whitman, 2020), and Smoke at the Pentagon: Poems to Remember (Bushel & Peck, 2023). Jacqueline is also the author of four poetry books for adults, including a collection of biblically inspired poems, Manna in the Morning (Kelsay Books, 2021). After 26 years in Virginia, she moved to Long Island to be closer to her grandchildren. Learn more about her at www.jacquelinejules.com.
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