The pear is a natural shape that hears gravity
\nand sees itself reflected in the arms of a woman
\ncradling the baby that grows within her.<\/p>\n
She may stand by a window
\ntransformed, mutated to beauty
\nthat she never anticipated and never sees
\nThe light slopes softly through gauzy curtains
\ntrailing over a stray tendril of hair
\nas she smiles feeling the life within testing her already<\/p>\n
He stands nearby, amazed by what she is giving him
\nin awe that she has committed her body to him
\nto make this life that is and will be theirs for a time
\nHe trembles clenches his jaw his fists joyous
\nto think that she is so demonstrating her total love for him
\nthat she will spend almost no time with him for the next twenty years<\/p>\n
He watches her
\nShe knows<\/p>\n
It has begun<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The pear is a natural shape that hears gravity and sees itself reflected in the arms of a woman cradling the baby that grows within her. She may stand by a window transformed, mutated to beauty that she never anticipated … Continue reading