
NIGHT OF THE SCORPION ~BY NISSIM EZEKIEL
I remember the night my mother
was stung by a scorpion. Ten hours
of steady rain had driven him
I remember the night my mother
was stung by a scorpion. Ten hours
of steady rain had driven him
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
After the snow,
A lonely flower tried to grow.
It rose from the ground,
Fighting to be found.
By a girl with braids in her hair,