‘The Red Hat’ by Rachel Hadas provides a poignant scene that captures the bittersweet experience of raising a child.
This poem by Rachel Hadas might not be one of her most renowned pieces but it does reveal the beguiling power of her intimate verse. This is especially true when it comes to poems that are so evidently close to the poet's real life. This particular poem communicates all the bittersweetness of both parenthood and childhood.
It started before Christmas. Now our son
officially walks to school alone.
Semi-alone, it's accurate to say:
I or his father track him on his way.
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