The baby leaped in her womb <br />At hearing those words- <br />And for joy, leaped <br /> <br />Baby that was only a tadpole <br />Or a fish embryo by that stage <br />Baby that a man, would make <br /> <br />A fetus, to complete us <br />Flying cherub with wings <br />Folded back into his shoulders <br /> <br />From heaven's down he floated <br />Leaping into closed wombs <br />Now thundering open- into, he leaped <br /> <br />Into history's gaping maw, <br />Never the same <br />Time leaped, and he sprang <br /> <br />The clockspring uncoiled <br />The watch beginning <br />The bud of the branch starting to ripen <br /> <br />He leaped for the pure joy <br />In his padded cell <br />Knowing his time was at hand.<br /><br />Patti Masterman<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-baby-leaped/
