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May 1, 2023 22 mins

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The image of an adult on a tricycle — precarious and uncertain — became the driving force behind the poem Ken needed for his wife Sue's memorial service. 

Chapters in this episode:

  1. Introduction at the cabin
  2. A couple of loons on tricycles
  3. Ken and Sue take on the world together
  4. Swiss miss, cuckoo clocks, and finding a home in one another
  5. Sue’s diagnosis, surgery, complications, and passing
  6. Lost time and post-life letters
  7. The poem: “It Was a Lark”

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