catrin

• written by gillian clarke
• the poem is based on her experience of motherhood
• the poem is about her struggling to find a connection with her child & then struggled to let her go
• the structure is free verse
• the words have no connection - mirroring the bond at the start
• "at the window watching the people and cars taking turns at traffic lights"
• "as you ask may you skate in the dark , for one more year"
• it tells reader you can face torubles / different experiences in motherhood
• it compares to a poison tree