Saturday, August 30, 2014

Poem For A Daughter Comments

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'I think I'm going to have it,'
I said, joking between pains.
The midwife rolled competent
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Anne Stevenson
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Bharati Nayak 18 March 2023

An awesome write about motherhood! , 'A woman's life is her own until it is taken away by a first, particular cry. Then she is not alone but a part of the premises of everything there is: a time, a tribe, a war.'

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Kumarmani Mahakul 02 August 2016

Congratulations to see your poem in list of modern poem of the day. This is very interesting, amazing and emotional piece of work. This child is always affectionate to mother. Motherhood explains the unlimited love for children....10

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Edward Kofi Louis 02 August 2016

A mother to her baby! ! Nice work.

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Ratnakar Mandlik 02 August 2016

A womans life is her own until it is taken away by a first, particular cry Transformation of a woman into a mother with her child's birth marvelously unfolded. Thanks for sharing.

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Akachukwu Lekwauwa 02 August 2016

a lovely birth poem, few things in life could be compared to the joy it brings. i once wrote one i titled 'I To Hera You Cry'...somebody may want to check it out

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Jasbir Chatterjee 21 December 2015

congrats on being poet of the day today! Just like 'Carol of the Birds' this poem is also a great read. Loved this poem very much. Thanks for sharing.

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