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of woman

by Maria Massarella

Blueblack
velvet nights
envelope dreams
gliding on memories
i gather petals of me
liberate unwept tears
sacrificed to invasive
adenocarcinomas

In the melody of now
their silent flow rivulets
gratitudefilled shimmers
mystic their well

Had i still a uterus and adnexa
devoted i would bleed deluges
again surrender in reverence
to you for this sublime
dance of winds
that is life

Treasured are the
seeds of embrace
nestled
in heart's womb
they blossom
to birth
love
.





maria*angelina

june 9th 2004

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art: marci mcdonald - redheart

 

01/30/2008

Author's Note: written during radiationtherapy ... this is an edited version
re: to comments ... the form is accidental. I was concentrated on linebreaks and when I centered it simply happened so.

Posted on 01/30/2008
Copyright © 2024 Maria Massarella

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Laurie Blum on 01/30/08 at 04:51 PM

Maria, this is beautifully done... I love the way one thought or sentence fades into the next, like waves of images ebbing and flowing. Nice!

Posted by Glenn Currier on 12/17/09 at 04:28 AM

I cannot help but thinking that this poem was a curative in itself. I believe, perhaps naively, that living fully and creatively in the moment brings health. I see you doing that here. Thanks for the openness and honesty, Maria. Blessings for continued health and full life.

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