Tuesday, August 13, 2013

sisters (Lucille Clifton)

Today's poem is sisters by Lucille Clifton.


I like the easiness of this poem. It sounds like natural speech. I adore how you can piece together a whole joined friendship out of her statements. You know they grew up together, went through some hard time, poverty together and are now living middle-aged life with families, together.

It's a sweet poem that I really hope the friend whom it is about cherishes. What a kind, loving poem.

Favorite line: "got babies / got thirty-five / got black"
got babies got thirty-five got black

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