life bursts forth

10 May 2025 16 Comments

by lynn__ in ekphrastic, list poem Tags: , , , ,

Ready to Burst by Bonnie Ferrill Roman

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women-only
need apply
superpowers
unmatched
desire match
ovaries ready
and waiting
full of eggs
moon tides
to cycle
ebb & flow
for release

love-fest
fertilization
leads to
journey of
countdown:
nine months
forty weeks
three trimesters
time to ripen
to prepare
body & mind
for reckoning

life-giving
fire of birth
purify & refine
focus on process
breathe deep
pant shallow
death grip in
overwhelm
of nature
to push
human life
for delivery

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Linking to Mom With a Blog…

peace on earth began with a birth*

23 Dec 2023 4 Comments

by lynn__ in Uncategorized Tags: , , , , ,

Lights at Heritage Village photo by lynn

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Christ-mas is joyous occasion,
a traditional commemoration of
historical birth-day celebration!

unique conception, God becomes man
King who reigns, deigns to live human
unexpected pregnancy not the problem

the first noel means “to be born”
whether middle of night or early morn,
for unto YOU this holy child is born!

* title quote by Mark Cavaliere at GS Southwest’s Birth of Hope Gala 2023.