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Dedication: For my Mother, who taught me loving, and my sons, who are these poems.
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Epigraph: Not in entire forgetfulness,/ And not in utter nakedness,/ but trailing clouds of glory do we come - William Wordsworth
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Canberra,
Australian Capital Territory,:Humble Pie Press
, 1986 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- A Working Motheri"She left the baby with the nursery staff", single work poetry (p. 4)
- An Early Morning Feedi"The baby curls his fingers round my own.", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Father and Soni"And isn't he like his Dad, they said.", single work poetry (p. 8)
- The Floweri"She offers him the flower.", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Mothering - Choicesi"One day I'll walk round the shops with no kids,", single work poetry (p. 11)
- The Six Months' Checki"The clinic sister weighed and measured,", single work poetry (p. 13)
- The Battlegroundi"I don't like you anymore.", single work poetry (p. 14)
- With Childi"She stood in the doorway", single work poetry (p. 17)
- The Treadmilli"She works for the pay at the end of the week,", single work poetry (p. 19)
- The Luncheoni"We pass the restaurant - haute cuisine,", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Superwomani"List your assets, the form demands,", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Childi"In sleep", single work poetry (p. 23)
- The Sick Childi"At last he sleeps.", single work poetry (p. 24)
- The Baby Asleepi"He sleeps and I hold his foot,", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Mum, I Need...i"Mum I need you; Mum come here;", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Love Songi"This perfect child of my imperfect flesh", single work poetry (p. 31)
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