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    Lifecycle of a Beautiful Woman
    Lifecycle of a Beautiful Woman
    Lifecycle of a Beautiful Woman
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    Lifecycle of a Beautiful Woman

    By Ann Weil

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    Lifecycle of a Beautiful Woman by Ann Weil dives head first into a life lived to its fullest, exploring both small and large moments, deftly demonstrating how our experiences and memories cr

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherYellow Arrow Publishing
    Release dateApr 11, 2023
    ISBN9781088103944
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      Book preview

      Lifecycle of a Beautiful Woman - Ann Weil

      Acknowledgments

      What Next? Anthology, Dempsey & Windle Press, October 2020

      What Were You Thinking, Pandora?

      Eastern Iowa Review, Spring 2021

      Blade Upon Bark

      On her back her mind wanders

      San Pedro River Review, Fall 2021

      In the Pastel Hour

      Whale Road Review, Summer 2022

      Knowing

      Innisfree Poetry Journal, September 2022

      Life(line)

      Broad River Review, December 2022

      Sonnet While Waiting for the Hurricane

      DMQ Review, Spring 2023

      Into the Folds

      Lifecycle of a

      Beautiful Woman

      What Were You Thinking, Pandora?

      I can tell you from personal experience,

      there wasn’t just one box.

      Like the goddess Dolly Parton’s

      rhinestoned blouse

      with its mother-of-pearl buttons

      hanging on for dear life,

      my closet is full to bursting—

      boxes, bags, vases, urns

      stacked Tetris-style floor to ceiling.

      Trunks, crates, even a David Cassidy lunchbox—

      anything remotely resembling a container—

      I’ve got hundreds, each sealed vice-tight

      with fishing line, surgery staples or duct tape,

      padlocks, superglue, zip ties.

      Clearly a lesson here, but . . .

      temptation rings the doorbell

      and there I am, box cutter in hand.

      Yes, I peek. Often.

      As any learned scholar or third grader will

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