Famous Quotes | Oh sharp diamond, my...

Oh sharp diamond, my mother!
I could not count the cost
of all your faces, your moods
that present that I lost.
Sweet girl, my deathbed,
my jewel-fingered lady.... - Anne Sexton
Attribution: Anne Sexton (1928–1974), U.S. poet. “Christmas Eve.”

Categories: Mothers

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