Register
Login
Home
About
Poetry
Books
The Hunted River
The Gravedigger's Roots
One Man's Profit
Sample Poems
What Missing the Cat Means
Progress
After the War, the War
Feeding the Body of Earth
The Juggler Tells His Children of Dreams
Orphans Adopting Themselves
Everlasting Life
Recordings
News
Calendar
Gallery
Blog
Workshop
Home
>
Poetry
>
Sample Poems
> Orphans Adopting Themselves
Email / Username:
Password:
Remember me.
Forgot your password?
Orphans Adopting Themselves
by Robert S. King
from our fathers
we inherit feet
from our mothers
long arms
we walk away
always reaching back
Post a Comment
Please login to post a comment.
Poetry
Books
The Hunted River
The Gravedigger's Roots
One Man's Profit
Sample Poems
What Missing the Cat Means
Progress
After the War, the War
Feeding the Body of Earth
The Juggler Tells His Children of Dreams
Orphans Adopting Themselves
Everlasting Life
Recordings
"Orphans Adopting Themselves" first appeared in
The Windless Orchard