FROM A BOOK OF WINTER DREAMS

A WORLD SCENE A young pregnant mother Walks down the street Her boy follows obediently Does she have a man at home? Does he help provide for their needs? Does she have the time to feel alone? Does she have any family? She stops and looks Through the window of a boutique Where all the women stop To window-shop or to treat Then walks on with an afterthought On the way, another mouth to feed She ...