Saturday Poem: 'Before'

August 20, 2011 12:00 am

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Before the vacation,
the small joy of packing:
toothbrush, comb, book,
each object conjuring
a faraway city.

Before a child grows up,
six thousand ordinary days:
meals cooked, clothes washed,
miles upon miles walked side by side
in unconsidered happiness.

-- Mary Soon Lee

Mary Soon Lee, born in London, lives in Squirrel Hill. Her poetry has appeared in Atlanta Review, American Scholar and Main Street Rag.
First Published August 20, 2011 12:00 am

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