How such action
causes movement forward
defies
that a baby should sleep
with rocking
light determined

lifts and roles across
wood, pavement, concrete
as gently as
her soft fingers see.

In time
to her feet,
I breathe in
and hesitate

that ground should come too soon.

04/11/2006

Posted on 04/11/2006
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