On Friday June 12th, 2009, I became a father and we became three. Our beautiful little boy,
River Avery came into the world.
And I consider this both a good omen and true to the day: this poem (below) was featured on Poetry Daily on his birthday…
Dowsing
Cut a forked branch.
Strip it clean of bark,
and holdfast.
Seeking water,
it leads you to places
you’ve never been.
The unseen
pulls like a ten pound trout
bending your branch earthward,
reeling in
the hidden spring.
—Laura Treacy Bentley
So exciting! Do call when you get a chance, please? I’m just bursting to hear news, but I promise to contain my excitement and not not blither too much on the phone. We LOVE you three!