Goddess ~ Mother

Published December 12, 2022 by tindertender

god is a mother
and with that
sentence
the world stops

the world always stops
when woman and
divine
commingle

as if the
feminine
dilutes the
miraculous
when in reality
it embodies it

when jesus turns water
to wine
they clap
but when women turn breasts
to milk
they cringe

a broken man’s body
is celebrated each sunday
while a broken woman’s body
is just hidden away

and it’s no wonder
that mother is a word
used by men
to demonize those
who don’t claim the name
and weaponized to shame
those who step out of line
because
their ideal
woman
plays the role of nurturer
and silencer
in pews
built and led by them

but
when god
becomes mother
she is neither quiet
or compliant
she leads confidently
she questions authority
she commands respect
which might be the problem

for mother god
did not gather us up
carelessly
but took her time with it
she fed us milk
birthed our souls
and broke her body
and the permanence
can be uncomfortable

and to disentangle god
from motherhood
is impossible
but
to disentangle god
from womanhood
is sinful

because seeing god as mother
is one step closer
to seeing god in me
and it’s in that
i am truly
born again

~ Kaitlin Hardy Shetler
Kaitlin Shetler Poetry
www.skeptileptic.blogspot.com/p/poems-for-resistance.html

Art by Harmonia Rosales
Harmony Rosales
www.harmoniarosales.art

Setting Sun Woman

Published March 28, 2022 by tindertender

Keeper of tomorrow’s dreams,
Mother of the star-filled night,
Show me how to live my truth
And bring my dreams to light.

Teach how to use my will,
Living the truth I find within,
Discovering all the parts of me
Where light and shadow blend.

Let me sing the song of future
With concern for what will be,
Up holding all of nature’s laws
For creatures, stones, and trees.

Mother, I see you in the sunset
And I hear you in the rain.
You teach me inner knowing
Through your heart’s sweet refrain.

Setting Sun Woman.

Clan Mother of the Ninth Moon Cycle.

Setting Sun Woman is the Keeper of tomorrow’s goals and dreams. She is the Clan Mother of the ninth Moon Cycle, which falls in September and is connected to the color green. Green is the color of will; Setting Sun Woman shows us how to properly use our wills to insure the abundance of the future. She teaches us that the will to live, the will to survive, the will to be impeccable in preserving the Earth Mother’s resources are paramount parts of our Earth walk.

This Clan Mother teaches us how to live the truth and sits in the West direction of the Medicine Wheel. The West direction is the home of the feminine principle, the Earth Mother, the setting sun and night sky. The abilities we gain from learning the lessons of the West are concern, dependability, nurturing, inner-knowing, achievements, and goals. The West is sometimes called the Looking-within Place because the feminine principle is naturally intuitive and is willing to be receptive.

She Who Heals

Published March 28, 2022 by tindertender

Mother, sing me a song

That will ease my pain,

mend broken bones,

Bring wholeness again.

Catch my babies

When they are born,

Sing my death song,

Teach me how to mourn.

Show me the Medicine

Of the healing herbs,

The value of spirit,

The way I can serve.

Mother, heal my heart

So that I can see

The gifts of yours

That can live through me.

~ Native American prayer

Danu Great Mother

Published November 25, 2020 by tindertender

The river is flowing
Flowing and growing
The river is flowing
Down to the sea
Mother earth carry me
Your child I have always been
Mother earth carry me
Down to the sea.

~ Author unknown

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Great Mother,
take me in the healing arms of yours
wash away the tears of my soul
and guide me back home

Great Mother,
embrace me with the light of your sun
shining her golden light upon
the path I am on

I feel you are there
Your being fills the air
In my prayer

I’ll be forever a child that you teach
about ebb and flow, about what is to show beneath
Your roots, your wisdom they reach
beyond what words could teach
Unearth your voice, your song
Embrace me with your love

Great Mother,
take me in the healing arms of yours
Show me where I belong
Show me where my heart feels home

Where Mother is hearing my song,
Where Mother is hearing my song
I feel safe, I feel loved
I feel held in her arms so soft

I’ll be forever a child that you teach
about ebb and flow, about what is to show beneath
Your roots, your wisdom they reach
beyond what words could teach
Unearth your voice, your song
Embrace me with your love

Mothers are Amazing

Published November 11, 2020 by tindertender

The things a mother gives up would leave most people empty – but as mothers we hold ourselves high. We do our jobs, and we do it good! It’s never ending hours and requirements most would rather pass on.

– No sick days
– No calling in
– No personal days
– No vacations
– No privacy
– No alone time
– No personal space
– No quitting
– No sleep
– No putting yourself first
– No stopping

Yeah, it’s a lot of no’s…

Why do you do it then, you ask?

Because. – Because, you are their mother. You gave birth to the most precious beings in your life. Because you have loved them before you knew them. Because you would give your life for them. Because the smiles and unconditional love you receive is more then any sacrifice you have ever made.

Sure, it’s hard. Yeah, it has its days when you want to give up. When you want to cry your eyes out and run away. But you made a promise to care and love for these little beings. And damn it, that’s something you take very seriously!

You are a mother, and no matter the struggles and self doubt… You have one hell of a job, and you do it well!

Keep it up Queen

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mothers%20are%20Amazing/2293666220953248/

Mother I Feel You

Published November 3, 2020 by tindertender

[Verse 1]
Mother, I feel you under my feet
Mother, I hear your heartbeat
Mother, I feel you under my feet
Mother, I hear your heartbeat