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How history repeats itself, a poem

On April 4, 2020 By Alfredo LanierIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Following is a poem written by Kathleen O'Mara in 1869, and reprinted during the 1918 pandemic. It was posted by Pepper Romo on her Facebook page on April 3.It seemed to me as relevant today as it was then, right down to the homemade face masks.And people stayed at homeAnd read booksAnd listenedAnd they restedAnd …

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I'm a Cuban-American living with my husband of 50 years in a small ranch about five miles outside San Miguel de Allende. We retired here 15 years ago.

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