From the Book - First Atria Books hardcover edition.
My mother is a brightly ribboned maypole
My mother is a crescent moon
My mother holds me like Mary holds Jesus
My mother flies with Superwoman
My mother is an orange hibiscus in a brown coffee cup
My mother is a silver-wrapped piece of Wriggley's Spearmint chewing gum
My mother is an Easter Bunny in a white confectioner's egg
My mother is a chrysanthemum firework exploding in the sky
My mother is a bottle of extra virgin olive oil
My mother is a driftwood ballerina
My mother is a star navigator
My mother is the Sugar Plum Fairy.