Child Song
for Jessie Neal
I am the child of the pigeon and the gull
I am the offspring of the coo and the scream
I am the sand eroding on the beach
Being swept into the ocean at spring tide
I am the son and the daughter and the in-between
I am the laughter and the sadness in the night
I am the keeper of a thousand tales
Going untold or whispered to the wind
I am the morning when the rain has come
I am the final leaf spinning toward the ground
I am the signal breaking free of Earth
An envoy to what lies beyond
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11 April 2026
Charlottesville VA
Day 11 of National Poetry Month
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