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Love in The Ruins (an excerpt)
Jim Moore![A light purple poster featuring art by John Cavanaugh depicts a black and white photo-montage mural of a Queens neighborhood. Below the art is an excerpt from the poem, Love in The Ruins, written by Jim Moore.](https://poetrysociety.org/assets/poetry-in-motion/Jim-Moore-poem_190821_213807.jpg)
Love in The Ruins (an excerpt)
I remember my mother toward the end,
folding the tablecloth after dinner
so carefully,
as if it were the flag
of a country that no longer existed,
but once ruled the world.
From Invisible Strings © 2011 by Jim Moore. Reprinted with permission from Graywolf Press.
Commuting/Community © 1986 John Cavanagh, NYCT 61 Street-Woodside.
Commissioned by MTA Arts for Transit and Urban Design.