Discover the moving verses of C.K. Deatherage's "The Sealed Envelope" where a sealed envelope, a withered flower, and an old cigar band intertwine to reveal the depths of solitary yearning and unrequited love.
The Sealed Envelope


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This Is Now, and That Was Then
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In Thomas Harrison Humphreys' poem "This Is Now, and That Was Then," a young boy reflects on the wisdom imparted by Ol’ Mr. Freeman during ...
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