The Portrait of Matteo
Seventeen-year-old Manny got off a public bus at a busy intersection in downtown Philadelphia. When the bus released its brakes and passed his narrow view, he checked whether the art museum across the street was still there. He had been visiting it every day that week but wondered for a second the veracity of its presence. Now, the spring sun betrayed its gray highlights, giving it a warm glow.
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I ADORE this Poem. Oh, it is just so lovely and really spoke to me. My nickname as a child was Blueberry Eyes, and I also worked on a blueberry farm for 6 years, packing them in the warehouse each summer and planting baby bushes outside for the last 2 of those 6 years. We’d get up in the morning to work at 5 am and work until the sun became a hazard in the afternoon, and then come back in the early evening to pack up the harvest. Some of the best memories! Thank you for taking me back!