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A mother feels a new life beginning to emerge from her womb
She breathes
In and out, in and out
Submitting to a force
That will not be denied
Until finally
The moment of creation
Her labor is done
They are no longer one
She has a new son
We are born
Each of us Gods and Goddesses of
Our own private universe
A microcosm of the infinite
Reflecting the beauty and awe
Of a power as old as time
We breathe
Inhaling sights and sounds
From all around
Waves of light and color
Waves of sound
The air itself infused with
An aroma that floats
Through the atmosphere
Of our own little cosmos
We touch
Feeling all the textures
That surround our own small space
Our own little piece
Of the world
The warmth of our mother
No longer a constant
In order to ever feel that warmth again
We must share
We taste
The very air we breathe
Is our first feast
Our hunger can never be satisfied
Will never be gratified
Until the day we die
We move
Through a world of sensation
Each step defines a direction
A freedom of choice
As we change and we grow closer
To a purpose for our being
We speak
Our words an expression
Of a personal impression
Of the world of sensation
No longer can we keep inside
Our thoughts
Our feelings
Our opinions based on
The experience of
A brief lifetime
We read
The words on a page
So carefully chosen
That bring us beyond
All places and times
We have ever known
Or can ever know
The authors our guides
To their own private worlds
Of experience and imagination
Friends we will never meet
Imparting their wisdom
Their journey through a landscape
Of ideas and emotion Each sentence a gift
Of spontaneous generosity
Of sharing, of caring, and love
We write
Every letter has infinite power
To animate the dead
We create a world with every word
A child writes: “The bunny hops”
She adds an “e”
“The bunny hopes”
Hope springs eternal
And ignorance is bliss
Only for the fools
Who foolishly fail
To embrace the written word
Mightier than the sword
The pen
With its rapier wit
Will cleave the knave in twain
And leave its mark
Upon the greedy and the vain
Each letter leaves its stamp
Upon the page
A stage for comedy and tragic
Wizardry and magic
Forever and ever and ever again
Amen The End
(for Nyla)
Copyright 2008 Peter Sherman All rights reserved
