Mother You feed – our hearts make warm our whole You forgive – our stumbles see I for me not deeds You mend – our hurts cherish our fallen tears You teach – our minds patient with stubbornness You guide – our choices free us to risk wobbles You protect – our innocence a shield…
Mother Earth
Rape our Mother Consume her tomorrow’s son Suck her spirit dry Invade your vampire virus Hungry for today Disown our geologic history.” All text and photography © Dale Schierbeck See more of others’ submissions to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge on “Earth.” … and more Poetry from EatsWritesShoots here.
Maman
Captured in a nightmare’s night four by four, legs and arms, entwined preying on and praying for an end a cul-de-sac an empty sack steel away your marble eggs midnight bliss births a poison kiss. Spin your web, Mother may i, may i not. Captured in an imagination box tourists take and travelers see a…
“Held in My Heart”
“Connected, we never part Belly to shoulders Son, you are held in my heart.” All text and images © Dale Schierbeck See more of others’ submissions to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge on “Connected.” More photos from EatsWritesShoots here.