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Butter
Today I’ll eat butter. Lots and lots of butter. And I’ll be thankful.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
-Ruthie
From the poetry foundation:
Butter
BY ELIZABETH ALEXANDER
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Minas Avetisian, Women Churning Butter (Khnotsi). 1964. Oil on canvas. 120 x 150 cm. Art Gallery of Armenia, Yerevan
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