Earlier this week, Sarah Donovan once again invited teacher-writers to join an Open Write. One of her brilliant inspirations came from this poem by Joseph Bruchac. I am so grateful for my daughters, the oldest of whom will soon deliver a daughter of her own. I am pleased with how the simple form worked to express the connection I feel.
Expectant
When I place
my fingers
on the swell
of her womb,
like combing waves in an ocean
softly lapping
to shore,
her skin
gently movesMargaret Simon, 2020
as our time
ebbs & flows
mother to daughter
to daughter
together
in our own sea.
Reflections on the Teche 