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A cup was left by the window

A short poem about what stays behind after a simple conversation.

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Translated from the Spanish original. Read the original

A ceramic cup left on a windowsill, with pale curtains and afternoon light
Original illustrative image.

A cup was left by the window.

I didn't clear it away at once.

We had talked about almost nothing

and the afternoon felt different.

A question, if you like

Which object holds, for you, the memory of a conversation?

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