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Aditus' prompts and circumstances - 15. Poetry Prompt 6 - Elegy: My Uncle
My Uncle
My uncle was huge as a house,
and his boots looked as big as whales.
His hands were as large as sails,
when he picked up his little mouse.
We used to stuff clay pots with straw,
put them upside down on a stick.
Saved his dahlias with this trick,
and the earwigs learned nature’s law.
For me he sang ‘Hänschen klein’.
For me he made chamomile tea.
Said the broken cup that was he.
Took the blame, although it was mine.
I looked out the window, it rained
in my heart, outside it was spring.
My first lost was an everything.
But today I know he remained.
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