sunrise
my newborn daughter’s
smile
for Rebekah — born 27 April 1983
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Thursday, April 27, 2006
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5 Comments:
Department of coincidences: I wrote this one, based on a memory from my firstborn son's early days, just yesterday; posted it at WHCworkshop just a few minutes ago.
sunrise
the baby smiles
around the nipple
sunrise
mom, he asks -
can we go to the
secret fishing hole?
Bill - I worry about sunrise being too close to a metaphor for a baby smiling, but I take some comfort in knowing that my daughter was born at 5:00 am, and that by the time I left the hospital that day the sun was just beginning to shine.
Trena -
spring cleaning --
grandpa's fishing pole
in the attic
Very nice Paul! And belated Birthday greetings to your daughter!
Sangeet :)
I really like this one! :) I have 2 young daughters and it's so true.
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