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This time we curated a collection of poems for you, to draw a personal picture of the role and the idea of \u2018Mother\u2019. 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WAVES<\/em><\/h4>\n

 <\/p>\n

like a mother
\nThe waves gently carried me
\nin and out of shore.
\nThey rocked and cradled me
\nand
\ntold me
\neverything would be okay.<\/p>\n

by Molly Maltman<\/em><\/p>\n

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Perhaps it is because you moved mountains<\/em>
\nthat I\u2019m not scared of heights<\/em><\/h4>\n

 <\/p>\n

Perhaps it is because you are a square
\nthat my heart has a hole<\/p>\n

Perhaps it is because you drowned in darkness
\nthat I see ghosts dying<\/p>\n

And perhaps it is your restraint
\nthat made my spine grow tall<\/p>\n

Perhaps it is the blade up your throat
\nthat made my tongue speak softly<\/p>\n

And the words you roared
\nthat grew me wild<\/p>\n

Perhaps our bones
\nare pointing in different directions<\/p>\n

our dangling feet yet somehow entwined<\/p>\n

Perhaps it is your mad eyes
\nthat gleam in the night-time sky<\/p>\n

And perhaps it is your sad eyes
\nthat emerge from the sea<\/p>\n

Perhaps it is red-old tears
\nthat burnt scars onto our bodies<\/p>\n

Perhaps earth is my mother
\nbecause you\u2019ll never be<\/p>\n

Perhaps because I traced your lines
\nI run in circles<\/p>\n

Perhaps it is the heirloom\u2019s chain
\nthat twisted our necks<\/p>\n

Perhaps your silver gates
\nunlocked my spirit<\/p>\n

Perhaps it is because you are lost
\nthat I cannot see<\/p>\n

by Marie Wez<\/em><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"images","gallery":[{"ID":112486,"id":112486,"title":"","filename":"91810015.jpg","filesize":591783,"url":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/91810015.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/sleek-peek-poems-and-a-letter-to-mother\/attachment\/91810015\/","alt":"","author":"1","description":"","caption":"","name":"91810015","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":112484,"date":"2024-01-08 13:31:35","modified":"2024-01-08 13:35:43","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1459,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/91810015.jpg","thumbnail-width":126,"thumbnail-height":96,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/91810015.jpg","medium-width":1920,"medium-height":1459,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/91810015.jpg","medium_large-width":1920,"medium_large-height":1459,"large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/91810015.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1459,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/91810015-1536x1167.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1167,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/91810015.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1459,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/91810015.jpg","trp-custom-language-flag-width":16,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"wpvr_mobile":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/91810015.jpg","wpvr_mobile-width":1920,"wpvr_mobile-height":1459}}],"settings":{"fit_width":"10","caption":"Photography by Molly Maltman."}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_area","text_area":"

& Mother Is a Blooming of Breath<\/em><\/h4>\n

 <\/p>\n

the embrace is one long road to nakedness
\nthe symphony is all mouth
\n& i wrap my hunger
\naround a memory of sunrise & green meadow
\nthe earth kisses my cheek
\n& mother is a blooming of breath
\nbirds singing dandelion
\n& slow descent into tenderness
\nhope comes to me alive
\nhope comes to me a life
\nhope comes to me in love
\n& mother is a blooming of breath
\nbeloved, i am holding you up
\nas the wind blows & the windchimes
\nsing softly with the leaves
\nthis birthsong is anchored
\nto the sun
\nto the moon
\n& beloved, here is love
\nlife
\ni will hold you up
\n& beloved, here is life
\nlove
\ni will hold you up
\nthe embrace is one long road to nakedness
\nthe symphony is all heart<\/p>\n

open your mouth & sing<\/p>\n

by Phoenix Yemi<\/em><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"images","gallery":[{"ID":112490,"id":112490,"title":"","filename":"91810006.jpg","filesize":576813,"url":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/91810006.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/sleek-peek-poems-and-a-letter-to-mother\/attachment\/91810006\/","alt":"","author":"1","description":"","caption":"","name":"91810006","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":112484,"date":"2024-01-08 13:40:42","modified":"2024-01-08 13:40:49","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1430,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/91810006.jpg","thumbnail-width":128,"thumbnail-height":96,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/91810006.jpg","medium-width":1920,"medium-height":1430,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/91810006.jpg","medium_large-width":1920,"medium_large-height":1430,"large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/91810006.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1430,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/91810006-1536x1144.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1144,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/91810006.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1430,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/91810006.jpg","trp-custom-language-flag-width":16,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"wpvr_mobile":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/91810006.jpg","wpvr_mobile-width":1920,"wpvr_mobile-height":1430}},{"ID":112491,"id":112491,"title":"","filename":"91810007.jpg","filesize":596100,"url":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/91810007.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/sleek-peek-poems-and-a-letter-to-mother\/attachment\/91810007\/","alt":"","author":"1","description":"","caption":"","name":"91810007","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":112484,"date":"2024-01-08 13:40:46","modified":"2024-01-08 13:40:52","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1430,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/91810007.jpg","thumbnail-width":128,"thumbnail-height":96,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/91810007.jpg","medium-width":1920,"medium-height":1430,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/91810007.jpg","medium_large-width":1920,"medium_large-height":1430,"large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/91810007.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1430,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/91810007-1536x1144.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1144,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/91810007.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1430,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/91810007.jpg","trp-custom-language-flag-width":16,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"wpvr_mobile":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/91810007.jpg","wpvr_mobile-width":1920,"wpvr_mobile-height":1430}}],"settings":{"fit_width":"6","caption":"Photography by Molly Maltman."}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_area","text_area":"

(To): M\/other<\/em><\/h4>\n

 <\/p>\n

Apologies, I never seem to find the words. Each attempt feels inadequate, and now I realise you \/ it can\u2019t be described as a single whole. This f\/act of m\/other \/ contains
\nus in differences. And so \/ I wonder \/ if mother is both verb and noun, what are some of the other verbs that mothering, this expansive, growing field of action includes?<\/p>\n

To nurture and to protect. To affirm and support life. In each act, the love we\u2019re \/ I\u2019m gifted through thousands of meals prepared \/ playdates organised \/ dance parties hosted \/ phone and FaceTime calls \/ backyard hangs \/ postcards \/ tears \/ hugs \/ texts \/ vacations \/ awkward conversatioons \/ walks \/ misunderstandings \/ and help \/ asked for and given.<\/p>\n

To cocoon, to hold and support. Offering a comforting, guiding hand. To build bridges,
\nneurologically and emotionally, that connect people, places and spaces so that I \/ you \/ we can wildly create a world we\u2019ve \/ I\u2019ve never seen. Never felt \/ never heard \/ only dreamt of.<\/p>\n

On this merry-go-round of memories, it feels like centuries ago since I closed the front door and drew the curtains with no intention of ever opening them again \/ waiting and waiting \/ and aching with waiting. And I often ask myself, does the mothering work I did as a young carer hold any significance? To you \/ to her \/ to anyone. Did I show you how to see farther beyond the walls directly in front of you? It was my social responsibility \/ as advisor \/ as coach \/ as watcher \/ as sibling \/ as guide.<\/p>\n

To teach you the codes and then just let \/ you \/ go.<\/p>\n

[by Kat Benedict]<\/em><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_area","text_area":"

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