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# Born Anew
- URL: https://the-stardust-journal-press.ghost.io/born-anew/
- Published: 2022-12-21T12:55:33.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-01T16:51:51.000Z
- Author: Daniel Rutberg
- Tags: poetry, #Migrated-1782924600586, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-01 12:50

I am a newborn at a mother's breast  
I am a novice kneeling at the good lord’s feet  
I am a student cross legged on a woven mat

My memories are washed away by my tears  
My life before now ashes from the burning bush  
My past a blur as I center and assume my stance

I bath in the love of a mother's gaze  
I carry down the tablets, words etched in my soul  
I mimic the motions of the elders in class

My first steps transform my crawl to a walk  
My awe at the founder of the universe expands  
My hands rise from a forward fold  
to my heart in a silent prayer.  
and I am born anew.