Scarlett21 Feb 2006

I'm sure I'm off base on this, especially given the comments following the poem.

But it seems to me that these are children throughout the entire poem.

She made a daisy chain, ah ~ that is sweet. I remember making flowers into necklaces when I was a young girl... but enough of that - brought back a lovely memory, 'tis all.

The marriage in the swamp is something children "play" at - playing house type of thing came to mind.

The headscarf - immediately made me think of cancer. Too many young face this and other children don't understand, they fear what's different...

The ache in the end, that she passed away ~ forever cherished, just as the chain is unending. Well, that's my ramblings...