Sarah was so angry it hurt my heart.
\nYes, her Pierre was flagrant, hyperbolic, gregarious,
\nBut he\u2019d never before brought home a model to paint.<\/p>\n
Here in her home.
\nThis special place.
\nThank God the children are away.<\/p>\n
Slim, blond, vivacious, the intruder\u2019s energy mirrored Pierre\u2019s.
\nNow they were hiking, now repairing the fence.
\nWhen walking, her pace mirrored his.<\/p>\n
I crept to the garden, purple with flowers, to see the painting \u2013
\nTender and passionate, that one bloomed on the canvas
\nAs a goddess come to light.<\/p>\n
Pierre dead? Such magnificence gone?
\nNow Sarah is arrested \u2013
\nThe poison bottle, her fingerprints on it.<\/p>\n
But wait \u2013 the poison is different.
\nIt\u2019s the foxglove, found in the garden
\nGathered by that one, added to his tea.<\/p>\n
She could not tolerate Pierre\u2019s love for Sarah,
\ndevotion to their family.
\nIf she couldn\u2019t have him, then no one else could.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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