Wednesday, January 7, 2015

My Son The Man Comments

Rating: 4.6

Suddenly his shoulders get a lot wider,
the way Houdini would expand his body
while people were putting him in chains. It seems
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Sharon Olds
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Chinedu Dike 23 February 2022

Great work of art, a work of an intricate mind.....

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Chinedu Dike 23 February 2022

An interesting poem written with insight.

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Dr Antony Theodore 23 April 2020

I cannot imagine him no longer a child, and I know I must get ready, get over my fear of men now my son is going to be one. life and its surprises. tony

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Carlos Echeverria 05 January 2018

I love how she metaphorically uses the breaking of Hudson River ice to describe childbirth in the heat of the moment.

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Deepak Kumar Pattanayak 05 January 2018

Children could not help but grow up as men and women one day........the feelings of which expressed so touchingly.......outstanding........thanks for sharing

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Bernard F. Asuncion 05 January 2018

Sharon, such a great poem.👍👍👍

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Edward Kofi Louis 05 January 2018

'Get over my fear of men now my son'! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Rajnish Manga 05 January 2018

Extremely beautiful. A son or a daughter never seems to grow old in the eyes of a mother. As such the realisation comes very late and that too with a tinge of surprise. Thanks, Sharon.

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Sharon Olds

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