Hospital Birth

Darkest hours

Patiently pacing

Dim-lit dawn

Life-embracing.

Bald cry echoes

Through the walls

First born child’s

Entrance call.

This is for Jillys challenge

Where we complete the beginning of a poem and see if someone else can complete it. So this is my beginning bit.

The image was for reuse in the public domain from max pixel.

Alison Jean Hankinson

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I am a school teacher and a mum and a red cosmic skywalker, and sometimes a netball coach...but beneath it all I am a writer... View all posts by alisonhankinson