Sestina The Home Quotes Page 3

Sad little moons fall into the cheeriest part of the child's drawing. Seems like no matter what, this family is doomed to sadness, both in the real September world, and in the child's imagination.

The child draws another ideal home, but it's hard to make out exactly what that is. Symbol? We think so—maybe that the perfect home is so far out of reach for them, that they can hardly even imagine it.