A visit to the place long after
had been there for a condolence
two woman almost the same age
well past the age eighty
bearing the same name
born in almost the same family
married into almost the same families
at the same time
one died a fortnight ahead
whilst the other yesterday
might be a strange coincidence
it happened all the same
a sad month indeed
yet be a relief to the old women
who had suffered and worked a lot
to lift their family
by their grit and determination
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