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Dear Ruth
#1 daughter
fan of hockey and Sunday night player
here’s a boot
mud and snow
joining the local charity sew
hiking the coast of Maine
down a mountain for up again
wear it sometime in a spaceship
gravity and skid-resistant
best for doubly or singly walking along
it can’t appreciate a Gorillas’ song
can’t imitate a Pavoni's pull
it’s just a shoe without your soul.