The little house grows quiet now she’s gone from it—
          so he’ll set small orange embers of montbretia in a vase
before the bedroom mirror although its petals can behold
          no more than themselves in the cold truth-telling glass.

—Eamon Grennan

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Eamon Grennan, “Gone” from There Now. Copyright © 2016 by Eamon Grennan.

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  • Eamon Grennan

    Eamon Grennan (1941- ) was born in Dublin and is the author of 16 poetry collections, including There Now (Graywolf Press, 2016).

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