a congealed bit of sunshine br is wrapped in the deep roots of a lily br a thousand children played right overhead, br in the day of your beginning: br racing to the water, br running from the waves br or dancing in the wind. br A concealed bit of sunshine, br as if you were hidden on purpose, br by design, you sleep in the dark br and a single flower is the X to mark your place br One day, the father will find you, br but carry home to his wife only the single stem br of a purple lily. br Values emulsify, solidify as he leaves you, br glittering diamond, br in the steady light of the sun.