By Susanna Hargreaves

Nashua

I am grateful for my family

I am happy to join you all at this table

There is nowhere else I’d rather be

I love to see your smile

And to have you close to me

I feel at home when I hear your voice and laughter

I am proud to call you mine

I am grateful for all our memories

And for every second

Of your time

You are a gift

You are precious

My love for you is rate

Thank you for your loyalty and patience

And for all the moments that we share

I pray for your good health and happiness

May your hopes and dreams come true

I pray you have so much more to celebrate

I wish you much love and gratitude

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By Jeni Alden St. Laurent

Nashua

robe or an apron

path to choose or is chosen

amorphous futures

I compact my words

compress a vision to fit

chaos to structure

it shouldn’t matter

divisive categories

don’t encapsulate

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