POETRY

My Body the Earth

A mantra for the mamas

Caroline Mellor
Spiritual Tree
Published in
Nov 23, 2020

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My body the earth
My children the future
My arms to hold, not harm
My patience the tools
My kind words the bricks
My devotion the foundations
and my love the power
That will build the new world
My children deserve.

An extended version of this poem was originally published in Resistance Poetry at https://medium.com/resistance-poetry/mama-mantra-30b86f0b8368

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Caroline Mellor
Spiritual Tree

Mum, author and tea drinker living in Sussex, UK ☕ www.carolinemellorwriter.com @_carolinemellor_