It’s Harry! Harry Melrose! Is it you?
\nI can’t believe it’s you: you look so old!
\nLast time I saw you, you were only twenty
\nHow long’s it been since you were last parolled?<\/p>\n
I don’t suppose you knew we lost our daughter
\nAn accident, at least that’s what they said:
\nAnd Myrtle has the cancer, more’s the pity
\n\u2014 My second wife; I married her instead<\/p>\n
of doing housework after Ruthie died
\nOf course you knew we had to sell the business
\nAfter the fire it wasn’t quite the same
\nI see it’s raining; we should go inside
\nThis weather’s playing hell with my arthritis
\nThanks, Har: next year let’s do it all again!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It’s Harry! Harry Melrose! Is it you? I can’t believe it’s you: you look so old! Last time I saw you, you were only twenty How long’s it been since you were last parolled? I don’t suppose you knew we … Continue reading