April 26

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Mother never said
she liked camping.
She always preferred
working indoors.

So when we were cleaning
out her house after her death,
the discovery came
as quite the shock.

The police officers took us
in for questioning. We had nothing
to say. The body
in the closet spoke volumes.

Even though the autopsy showed nothing
suspicious, you have to wonder
why the dead woman in the closet
was wrapped carefully in a sleeping bag.

Mother used to say when making the beds,
that tidy corners meant the world.
The police report did note
the admirable wrapping on the body.