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    Aretha Franklin Homegoing
    We rolled past cameras
    A fleet of 100 pink Cadillacs
    lady on red carpet
    Wide brim let down in back
    Artwork of Aretha Franklin
    Orchids of love for the Queen of Soul.
    supersized collage of Aretha singing at Barak Obama’s inauguration
    Badd-ass lady at the curb flashing thigh.
    Little girl in a frilly dress reminded me of my daughter, Terri
    What stays in my mind’s eye is Aretha Franklin,
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