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| May 01, 2003 | Ruden, Sarah | COPYRIGHT 2003 Foundation for Cultural Review. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

 
A fortieth birthday poem to myself 
 
   What a long way my children have to go 
   To come from me. About them, all I know 
 
   Is that odd journey. Through a crowding wind 
   They bike to church. They queue for an exam. 
 
   They lurch on bumping airline aisles. They pace 
   Museums, tap the car to work, and race 
 
   To elevators. I ...

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