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An old friend walked by— didn’t say “hi”.
Garret Schuelke
SourceLicence:Public domain
An old friend walked by— didn’t say “hi”.
Three short lines, and a small moment of hurt sits inside them. An old friend walks past, and the speaker notes that no greeting came. That's all we're told, and the poem's power comes from how little it says.
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