Cradle Songs

sister to sister
mother to daughter
mother to son

to Canada and back

smooth polished wood
medium brown

carved spindles
define windows
to look outward

bronze hooks and eyes
to swing on
soothe to sleep


craftsman to friend
mother to son
father to son

from Mexico to here

knotted rope
rust colored
define diamonds
wide enough
for small hands
to reach through

heavier rope
to hang from the ceiling
swing in the breeze

protected places

to start our lives

2001