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Carole Bromley

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Charlotte Bronte Gets A Laptop

It's grand for those mornings
when you wake to the bullets ricocheting
off the church tower, the groans
of Branwell going cold turkey,
Emily's infuriating cough.

You draw back the curtains
and by the watery, graveyard light
check you've got the right cigar
for Rochester to smoke in the garden,
the exact number of fatalities
at Cowan Bridge, the legality
of Aunt reed's last will and testament.

You're responsible for more than half the hits
on friendsreunited
and a quick check of your inbox
confirms your worst fears;
Mme. Heger has put a stop to the emails.

You meant to tinker with chapter 38,
you're not happy with the ending,
but Keeper's howling in the scullery,
Tabitha's banging porridge pans,
Ann reaches for a sptoon
and through the kitchen door
come the unmistakable tones of that curate.

 

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