Mother and Baby Portrait -(for Matthew)



Mother and baby
by the sea
very natural
the tenderness
part of the sands
not to be forgotten
one of life's 
precious moments-
the total love
the almond milk
flowing
like the sea's pulse,
The baby,
come from within
to the world
without,
and the commitment
unquestioned,
the love
undeniable-
a totality
unto itself-
yet a small part 
of the world-
is a world
unto itself
complete
and always
 held dear.

phoebe redner coan fillis


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