Mother Moon
A poem about healing, by Helen Kwiecien
Mother Moon caresses
Your tear-strewn cheeks with her beams,
Sends gentle waves to foam
At your toes, the soft sand
A reminder that you are safe, supported, seen.
Mother Moon shines
Hope into your wide eyes with her light,
Turning what was dismal to
A dancing star in each eye, transforming
Forsaken to reborn on the shore.
Mother Moon illuminates
The bay, now still and reflective:
A mirror to show you what is divine.
Her ivory fingers stroke your face,
And she whispers, "You are perfect to me."
Mother Moon embraces
You as you dream, anxiously reliving troubled times,
Bathing the blankets in gentleness,
While your broken heart
Slowly starts to mend beneath.
About the Creator
Helen Kwiecien
Chief Sea Hag (Sea Hags Tasmania), yoga teacher, nature lover, symbiotic satirist and doodler. I studied Classics at The University of Bristol and am eager to start a feminist zine and catalyse all the witchy energy surrounding me 💚
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Nice work
Very well written. Keep up the good work!
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Comments (9)
the gentleness allows the message to be so nurturing...enjoyed this
Nice💕
This is a very beautiful poem. It made me smile as I read it, and your use of vocabulary is very creative.
Nice work. Would like to see more of your future work.
great work!
You have a lot of great poetic techniques being utilized in this piece--I particularly like the alliteration and euphony used. My favorite section is: "Sends gentle waves to foam // At your toes, the soft sand // A reminder that you are safe, supported, seen." If you are open to critique, I am happy to provide minor comments and suggestions should you like. I shouted out your poem on my (currently uneventful) twitter. Hopefully it'll get you at least one or two more reads: https://twitter.com/Corvus_/status/1552273946397007878?s=20&t=5OHzQ0hD492m4ukdLELoQg
Beautiful and soothing- thank you for writing
Thank you for sharing, your words are beautiful.
Great writing, come on!