Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SEPARATION, by BESSE PATTERSON GEPHART


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SEPARATION, by                    
First Line: My son is gone
Last Line: I would not mind.
Subject(s): Marriage; Mothers & Sons; Weddings; Husbands; Wives


My son is gone.
Today he flew away
Across the sky-lanes,
I am left behind.

Will his ship hold?
My years of guidance
Are his only compass --
He's "flying blind."

His small co-pilot is
The only partner on his journey.
Will she know patience?
Be fair and kind?

O Time, go back
To days of hand-prints on the wall,
And tracks of mud across the hall,
I would not mind.





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