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Natural Bridge
English Dept.
UM-St. Louis
One University Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63121

(314) 516-7327

© 2008 Natural Bridge

Casualene Meyer

WIDOW


Tiffany sets her baby

under the tree.
 

Hollow-light

and heavy for the branch

a glass ball sinks

to the floor. 
 

She weights other branches 

with Santa balls

and a jingle-bell ribbon set swinging

with the baby's halting swipes.
 

The blinker bulb is out:

the tree stares spikes of white.
 

Tiffany wishes 

for the kind of lights 

where if one goes,

they all do.