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coping (more or less) 217 The Widow Makes Pancakes Gail Gilliland I made pancakes this morning First time since you died And I sang “Nothin’s gonna harm you” From Sweeney Todd. The pancakes were still raw inside So now I know that what I saw When you dropped dead in front of me a year ago Was merely excellent sleight of hand, The legerdemain of a great magic-man The extent of whose talent we could not have known. For here you stand now As you did before Shaking your head Clucking your tongue And saying your usual: I told you so. ...

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