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missed apology / missed chocolate
ted hughes arrived at my front door with an apology and a box of
chocolates / dark chocolate covering marzipan / he remembered my
favorites / good trick after so long an estrangementted hughes stepped in / once invited / he always was polite that
way / british manners / so I offered him a seat and a glass of wine
/ he declined the wine / I did not and set the candy beside my
half-emptied bottleted hughes sat in the burgundy armchair / legs crossed / well-shined
brown shoes on peacockish display / brown slacks and sweater vest /
I wore grey / bare feetted hughes watched me pull my legs beneath my body / and perch / take
a gulp of a mild merlotwe did not speak for many / many minutes
until we did.
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