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The thunder roared in a dark stormy night\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The silver-grey hues couldn\u2019t help but be bright\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The sky was like an opera stage\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The clouds in prison twisted out of rage\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The rain danced like a ballet dancer\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While the lightning was the main actor\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The room, so empty, nothing but a bed\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The sheets once carmine\u202fwere\u202fnow a light hue of red\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The contractions felt like a thousand knife\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Despoiling and dismantling and depriving the mother\u2019s life\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In this organized chaos, water dripped down signaling your arrival\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And the swans and hummingbirds sang like angels from the bible\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Two bodies into one, two souls, two heartbeats\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Never have they foreseen the day they\u2019ll meet\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Their blessed union have seen the light\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To be the reason for you to be so delight\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With a gentle smile, I told your mother not to worry\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There is no need to rush things or be in a hurry\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s time to pray, breath and push\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To finally see your face, like a rose in a bush\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With a little squeak, you came sliding into my hand\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And your mother with joy shed tears like clear sand\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I felt like the sunshine rose for the for time\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And it intrigued me to see you in your prime\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hush, hush, don\u2019t cry and be reassured\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Your mother will bounce up and be cured\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She will always show you affection\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Even though you might lose direction\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I wish all the best in the world\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You little thing in a soft blanket curled.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The thunder roared in a dark stormy night\u202f\u00a0 The silver-grey hues couldn\u2019t help but be bright\u202f\u00a0 The sky was like an opera stage\u202f\u00a0 The clouds in prison twisted out of rage\u202f\u00a0 The rain danced like a ballet dancer\u202f\u00a0 While the lightning was the main actor\u202f\u00a0 The room, so empty, nothing but a bed\u202f\u00a0 The sheets … Continue reading “The Birth of a Star – English Sonnet”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_ppma_block_editor_authors":""},"categories":[19,21],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[38],"class_list":["post-427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poetry","category-traditional"],"authors":[{"term_id":38,"user_id":14,"is_guest":0,"slug":"rim-ziani","display_name":"Rim Ziani","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e98b36a92db4c26f25d61781429f44b346d9cc1d983500231ba6078436a8fa4b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","author_category":"","user_url":"http:\/\/trove.aui.ma","last_name":"Ziani","first_name":"Rim","job_title":"","description":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trove.aui.ma\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trove.aui.ma\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trove.aui.ma\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trove.aui.ma\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trove.aui.ma\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=427"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trove.aui.ma\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":428,"href":"https:\/\/trove.aui.ma\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427\/revisions\/428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trove.aui.ma\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trove.aui.ma\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trove.aui.ma\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=427"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trove.aui.ma\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fppma_author&post=427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}