#ruth bavetta

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My mother says I'm lucky. When she was sixty her crows' feet had spread until it looked like crows had walked all over her face.

"Your skin comes from your father's side of the family," she says, "the Italian side. They don't get wrinkles. It's all that olive oil.

"Look at your Aunt Rosa. Her skin was so smooth the mortician didn't even need to use makeup, but he did, of course, they all do, heaven knows why. Who wants to look like a madam when they're dead? Don't let them do it to me." by Ruth Bavetta

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Facsimile / Ruth Bavetta

Facsimile / Ruth Bavetta

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I’m proud to have my poem, An Olive Tree in Summer, in the latest issue of Sheila-Na-Gig. Pleased to share space with so many excellent poets, including friends Steve Klepetar, Ruth Bavetta, Donna Hilbert, Richard Nester, Sarah White, Alan Walowitz. I hope I haven’t missed any. #shelianagig #poetry #loss #grief https://sheilanagigblog.com/the-poets-volume-4-1-fall-2019/sheree-la-puma/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B18unBtheeL/?igshid=8p4fctf1u2e7

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An Olive Tree in Summer

An Olive Tree in Summer

❤️🙏❤️ I’m proud to have a poem, An Olive Tree in Summer, in the latest issue of Sheila-Na-Gig. Pleased to share space with so many excellent poets, Steve Klepetar, Ruth Bavetta, Donna Hilbert, Richard Nester, Sarah White, Alan Walowitz. #poetry #loss #grief  https://sheilanagigblog.com/the-poets-volume-4-1-fall-2019/sheree-la-puma/