Paige
With gangly coltlegs, Paige is born.
At first, she lies struggling
in the afterbirth of a difficult life,
then, as she sees the light in the sky
come and go — but always, always come back —
she gathers her strength, ears eagerly pointing toward Auntie.
Wobbly, falling, standing up again,
this determined foal will soon gallop
right out of my classroom
and down the aisle
in a graduation gown and cap.
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