Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Poems Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Lawrence Catania Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "To My Daughter" by W.S. Merwin One of the most renowned contemporary poets, W.S. Merwin, penned a heartfelt poem titled "To My Daughter." In this piece, Merwin expresses his deep affection for his daughter, embracing the role of a loving and supportive father. He emphasizes the strength and resilience he sees in his daughter, urging her to navigate life's challenges with determination and grace. Description An account of the resource "To My Daughter" You will be walking some night in the comfortable dark of your yard and suddenly a great light will shine round about you, and behind you will be a wall you never saw before. It will be clear to you suddenly that you were about to escape, and that you are guilty: you misread the complex instructions, you are not a member, you lost your card or never had one. And you will know that they have been there all along, their eyes on your letters and books, their hands in your pockets, their ears wired to your bed. Though you have done nothing shameful, they will want you to be ashamed. They will want you to kneel and weep and say you should have been like them. And once you say you are ashamed, reading the page they hold out to you, then such light as you have made in your history will leave you. They will no longer need to pursue you. You will pursue them, begging forgiveness. They will not forgive you. There is no power against them. It is only candor that is aloof from them, only an inward clarity, unashamed, that they cannot reach. Be ready. When their light has picked you out and their questions are asked, say to them: "I am not ashamed." A sure horizon will come around you. The heron will begin his evening flight from the hilltop. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://poemverse.org/famous-poems-about-daughters/" target="_blank" title="Famous Poems Celebrating the Beauty and Bond of Daughters" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://poemverse.org/famous-poems-about-daughters/</a>