Thursday Poem

lucy and her girls

lucy is the ocean
extended by
her girls
are the river
fed by
lucy
is the sun
reflected through
her girls
are the moon
lighted by
lucy
is the history of
her girls
are the place where
lucy
was going
.

Lucille Clifton
from  Good Woman: poems and a memoir -1969-1980
BOA Editions Ltd. Rochester NY