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The Little Rocking Chair by Donna Wolbert
from Legacy 1984
The Little Rocking Chair
by Donna Wolbert
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Over by the window
the perfect toy for a clear-eyes child
bright
polished
with a lullaby songbox.
The perfect mirror of mom,
the child sat protecting her doll
smiling
dreaming of tomorrow.
Over in the corner
the perfect relic for a muddy-eyed woman
shabby
scratched
with a twisted song-box .
The perfect reflection on life,
the woman stands accusing her doll
staring
mourning for yesterday.
