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Name: Olivia Harris
Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

My name is Olivia Harris, I am thirty eight and work as a civil servant in Gloucestershire. I have always loved the beauty of our language, and feel that well-chosen words can be as exquisite as a rare painting, or a lovingly executed sculpture. Poetry has helped heal me, over the last, very difficult and painful years of my life. I feel ready now, to reveal a little more of my true self, and hope that others will share their poetry on this blog too. Email me, or post in the comments Don’t neglect your spirit. Share your words

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Friday, April 08, 2005

Hollow tree

Each day I walk alone I see the tree
Trunk widened, wizened, weathered by the years
Girth great, soft centre lacking, just a shell
The inner wood eroded by my tears

The last four years have passed away to shadows
Misery held me numbly in its clasp
Why did you leave? The question haunts me daily
What my head hears my heart will never grasp

Olivia Harris

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