M A Y 1 9 9 6 ![]() THE WEDDING COUPLEby Donald Hall | |||||||||||||
![]() (For help, see a note about the audio.) Also by Donald Hall: When the Young Husband ... (1993) Distressed Haiku (2000)
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![]() infarcted and he stopped smoking. ![]() like a birch but remained vigorous ![]() ![]() fifty years ago, I was twelve. ![]() veil, the mumbling preacher, and the flowers ![]() and ordinary absurdity; but ![]() the parlor. ![]() ![]() into a mannequin--speechless almost, almost ![]() and blinking, fitful in perception-- ![]() shame when it stained the bed sheet. ![]() he carried her to the bathroom, ![]() dressed her in clean clothes, and carried her back ![]() you need is love," sang John and Paul: ![]() caressed him like a bride's bold eyes.
Copyright © 1996 by The Atlantic Monthly Company. All rights reserved. The Atlantic Monthly; May 1996; The Wedding Couple; Volume 277, No. 5; page 103. |
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