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When you were small, your cupped palms
each held a candleworth under the skin, enough light to begin,
and as you grew,
light gathered in you, two clear raindrops
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I enjoyed this poem, the exact antithesis of some of her darker work. A lady with many pacets to her poetry.
A maternal poem, discovering before our eyes divine evolution of another human being, falling from the star into poets lap, full of light and glow.A magical, tender bond with the baby: ‘When language came, it glittered like a river, silver, clever with fish’, the awesome feeling when she learns a new word or when she does something for the first time and how a little smile after tears can melt her heart… I remained very touched from this poem. Poet uses simple words in a complicated way to reveal the truth. Stunning!
A maternal poem, discovering before our eyes divine evolution of another human being, falling from the star into poets lap, full of light and glow.A magical, tender bond with the baby: ‘When language came, it glittered like a river, silver, clever with fish’, the awesome feeling when she learns a new word or when she does something for the first time and how a little smile after tears can melt her heart… A touching poem. Poet uses simple words in a complicated way to reveal the truth. Stunning!
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7/26/2025 5:21:19 PM # 1.0.0
Carol, your poem itself is a bright shining light. Tender and wonderful.