To the Roman Forum

After my daughter Katherine was born

I was terribly excited

I think I would have been measured at the twenty-five-espresso mark

We-Janice, now Katherine, and I-were in Rome

(Janice gave birth at the international hospital upon top of Trastevere)

I went down and sat and direct the eyeed at the ruins of you

I gazed at them, gleaming in the half night

And cogitation Oh my, My God, My goodnes a child, a wife.

While I was sitting there, a friend, a sculptor, came by means of

I just had a baby I said. I mean, Janice did. I'm

I cogitation I'd look at some true old great things

To match up with this fresh one. Oh, Adya said,

I gues you'd like to be alone, then. Congratulations. Goodnight.

Thank you. Goodnight, I said. Adya departed.

Next day I saw Janice and Katherine.

Here they are again and have nothing to do with you

A clear force swept through me another time

I am here, they are here, this has happened.

It is happening now, it happened then.

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