abstract:"Mother and Child Reunion" is a song by Paul Simon on his album, Paul Simon (1972), his first solo album after Bridge Over Troubled Water. It was released as a single on February 5, 1972, reaching #4 on the U.
But it's the motherandchild who are the focusof the poem. It's as if the child'sreunionwith the mothermakes thesummertwilightshiftandstumble into realnight.