Marrying Egairia

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Passing                               
by the light blue
                                            family room
                                            walls

into the kitchen in the aftermath
of childhood
         of water

with only his mother
(Penelopeya)
         left lingering
                                    there    straightening
the background                                   

the chairs
                upended
                                on the dining table           a thicket
                                                                              of elm
                                                                                    legs

the slate glow evening
                                                          
He comes                                         
upon himself          
sitting
                                            talking to Egairia with comfort
and laughter settling
into his body

the interchange                  
                            of familiarity between
                                       them          recognizing
an affinity of smile                        
and similitude   

          of warmth

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