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A Tale Begun - this poem is not about the birth of a child, though it begins “The world is never ready / for the birth of a child.”
May delivery be easy
May our child grow and be well.
Let him be happy from time to time
and leap over abysses.
Let his heart have strength to endure
and his mind be awake and reach far.
But not so far
that it sees into the future.
Spare him
that one gift,
O heavenly powers
— Oct 30, 2026 04:38AM
May delivery be easy
May our child grow and be well.
Let him be happy from time to time
and leap over abysses.
Let his heart have strength to endure
and his mind be awake and reach far.
But not so far
that it sees into the future.
Spare him
that one gift,
O heavenly powers
