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The poem expresses the female experience of conception, pregnancy, and childbirth within marriage. It describes the growth of the embryo in the womb as "the selfless, shapeless seed" builds towards its "resurrection day." The child develops in darkness, unseen by the parents but known to them. The poem presents the child as "our hunter and our chase," referring to the intimacy between the husband and wife that led to conception. It ends by acknowledging the child will one day "make another creature" in cont
- Author
- Pragya Vatsa
- Language
- EN