Congratulations! The poetry warmed my heart and reminded of the feeling meeting my grandchildren for the first time. Thank you for that. Joan Knutson -----Original Message----- From: Ellie Stock via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> To: dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net>; oe <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Cc: Ellie Stock <elliestock@aol.com> Sent: Fri, Jan 5, 2018 10:50 am Subject: [Oe List ...] A Child Is Born on the 11th Day of Christmas Dear Friends, On the 11th day of Christmas, 3:26 a.m....A Child Is First Born! To Son-in-law and daughter: Jose Luis and Chenoa Stock Claure Leandro Aiden Claure (Lion of man, mission of fire) in St. Louis, MO Mother, father and son doing well...grandparents still recovering... A Reflection below... Ellie and Carleton :) elliestock@aol.com EYES, ONLY HOURS OLD Eyes, only hours olds, innocently laser-beamed life's disease and death's marrow-- healing births' paradox and revealing its wholeness to a pondering heart as a rooting mouth, also hours old, hungered beyond the miracle of a mothering breast. ejhs _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net