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Poetry

after a baby’s death

by Yehiel E. Poupko in the April 26, 2017 issue
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before i was
and after i am not,
light lustrous
only light
and the One,
from beginning to beginning
i am,
as she died
the light gutters,
and after i am not.

This poem appears in the April 26, 2017 issue.

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