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Meeting of Me
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New Works 2k23 I fashioned a flag from the olive branch
Craft glued feathers of a dove
It is what I wave in the clearing of my mind
A symbol I have overembellished
Pulled down the heavens and sewn in stars
Added every symbol I remember
Hearth, home, peace, and love
Every metaphor I could recite
To call now a meeting of me
The maiden, mother, and crone
We gather, I gather, together
In this moment of reprieve
The words swirl on the air
We discuss forgiveness
Agreed to absolve the child
Struggle not to chastise the teen
Hold hope for the mother
Drowning in her own fear
And I settle into seeking wisdom
Unable to accept the shadows
To young still to live this path
Trying to find the lost years
Through the mind of the crone
We hear the echoes, the closing statement
No vision blurring in aged eyes
But love, running torrentially
Filling a long since failing heart
This must be encompassing
I cannot pick and chose
No excuses, just acceptance
And the waking mind is ready
I will reconvene
