Mother--A Poem

Mother

Mother

I call to You--

O great one,

You who I seek

in gratitude.

Mother of the

Sun

Mother of the

Moon

Queen of Life,

Mistress of Death,

Hail to You--

Dark Lady

with Your hair

Unbound and spilling

across the sky,

stars studded in

the waves

of indigo--

Merciful Mother,

Ruthless Protector

She who screams

when Her daughters

are beaten

She who weeps

when an infant

returns to Her arms

Mother

Mother

Queen

Consort

Mistress

Divine--

I seek to know You

Answer my call--

Lend me Your

Strength,

Your tenderness,

Your ferocity

and

Your love

O Mother,

how I feel Your love.

I seek Your

name, dear Mother.

Show it to me in a

dream,

Thread it through the

oil vapors,

write it in

the ash of my incense.

Mother

Mother

Beautiful Mother,

I offer my thanks

and request

You give me

Your name.