Guardian mother
Between the madness and them
My body a shield
In soul cut moments
Without arms, only words left
To stem the bleeding
Burn the blue incense
Of forgetting and cleanse these
Word cuts from this soul
© B.Y. Penman 2007
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Photograph - Guardian (Mother & Child Sculpture) by Ruth Burink
Monday, June 18, 2007
Monday Word Offerings
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2 comments:
Hi, Stopped to say hi and read your new post.
Beautiful combination of words and image!
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