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Ephemeral
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A loose hair
A tress, in fact
Something for keeping
As Victorians
And other nineteenth-century
People
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In a box
A remembrance of youth
Or younger days
Or the other day
When the lock was snipped
And tied with ribbon
And I remember you
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Photo by Emma Simpson on Unsplash
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clcouch123 
May 26, 2022 at 3:47 pm
Have you ever seen the hair wreaths they used to make? Your poem reminded me of those.
May 27, 2022 at 4:44 pm
I saw a photograph of a hair wreath while researching this. Until now, I had only seen locks tied with ribbons, kept in boxes. I look forward to seeing more wreaths. Thanks!
May 27, 2022 at 5:06 pm
I’ve seen them in museums here. They were a big deal around the time of the Civil War.