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If the Rain in Warsaw Sounds Like This
If the Rain in Warsaw Sounds Like This   From a secret they shaped  A room in London—  A breath of space  Lit by a single candle’s hush.   Out there the war was cold,  Close to freezing.  But they were warm within.   Stillness gathered.  They listened to icy rain  Softly striking stone—  Each drop a touch,  A covert word  Only they understood.   It was a fragile pact:  Two selves from opposing worlds,  Folded into one,  Briefly, tenderly.   Then a man

Richard Mather
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