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AD LIBITUM

The Adoption (in Celebration of Arielle)

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1 July 1997 | Volume 127 Issue 1 | Page 12


Her arrival came suddenly, a long distant call.
Her lineage unclear, her existence undeniable.
Could she be ours, was that possible?
Truly, she belongs to no other.
Creation, an artful assemblage
blind, if not indifferent to the artist.
In the tapestry of mankind, who creates the thread?
Truly, she belongs to no other.
The house is in chaos as we prepare.
What to tell the girlchild of our own blood?
What indeed, her young eyes see love and anticipation.
Truly, she belongs to no other.
There is a birth, mother coaches mother.
A child is borne and passed from one to the other amid promises and tears.

An infant enters the family of man.
Truly, she belongs to no other.


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Santa Maria, CA 93454.
Requests for Reprints: Bruce A. Ourieff, MD, 821 East Chapel, Suite 201, Santa Maria, CA 93454.
Requests for Reprints: Bruce A. Ourieff, MD, 821 East Chapel, Suite 201, Santa Maria, CA 93454.





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