At the Hotel Theresa
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Author: Gene Grabiner
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If you saw the photo
this too would happen
You would be drawn
to them, both
Centered in the light
that picture taken, so
Long ago
Yet they are
still here, where they’ll always
be, at the Hotel Theresa
Their laughter-smiles,
Broad— freely given
as it is with children
Gene Grabiner’s poems have appeared in various journals, including: Portside, The American Journal Of Nursing, The Main Street Rag, Poet Lore, La Presa, The Cafe Review, Blue Collar Review, Comstock Review, Connecticut River Review, J Journal, Jewish Currents, Naugatuck River Review, Passager, Sandhill Review, Slant, and Sojourners. He is a SUNY Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus.