The author reflects on the word 'limn,' meaning to depict or describe, and connects it to personal experiences. As they prepare for their last column, they think of swans, symbolizing both beauty and change. The author recalls advice from their mother about losing innocence, acknowledging personal growth through motherhood, loss, and self-discovery. This piece mirrors their past writing, showing transitions over time, similar to how swans represent changes in life and perspective, echoing themes present in Yeats' poetry.
"Limn: it comes from luminare, to make light, and illuminate, as in to illuminate, or decorate, a manuscript."
"Over the course of writing these columns, I have had a child, have lost someone important to me and have lost, then rebuilt, my sense of self."
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