Son of my son’s son,
You will be told I was too gentle.
Just know—the father of your father’s father
Was not taught to be as guarded as you.
For this I am quite grateful.
You see,
I have known only a mother’s love.
She was tender and soft and warm.
And my mother’s mother, too
Was tender and soft and warm.
I was given such love twice over
For what snow denied me.
For this I am quite grateful.
You see,
I have been taught to love a woman
Thanks to the kindness of my mothers.
And daughter of my daughter’s daughter,
You will be told I was as gentle as they.
For this I am quite grateful.
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