Peter Roberts
won’t you come
to mother, willow weeping,
baby
pretty baby
sleep in mother’s singing
willow branches hold you
when you’re sleeping
willow roots
will hold you
when you die
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Peter Roberts is a mathematically-educated poet who sometimes writes fiction. He has been contributing to various magazines and journals, online & off, for more than 45 years. See his slightly dated personal webpage, www.god-and-country.info/personal.html, where you can find links to lists of all his published poems & stories, if you look carefully. Some may find the rest of the website interesting as well.