First Echo
Love awakens from long slumber
outburst of life within the womb
first quickening felt at dawn
between fire and water
cries, echoes, too deafening
a glimmer of light
joys in the aftermath
then a page is turned
a new story in the offing.
Delilah,
Jan 17, 2016
Dec 16, 2021
Dec 16, 2021 at 4:57 AM UTC
First Echo
Love awakens from long slumber
outburst of life within the womb
first quickening felt at dawn
between fire and water
cries, echoes, too deafening
a glimmer of light
joys in the aftermath
then a page is turned
a new story in the offing.
Delilah,
Jan 17, 2016