The Coloured Girl Diary

Mother Earth: An Ode to Motherhood

I am Mother Earth

No one comes before or after

I am life

I am the pulsing heartbeat which gives life

And I am the sweet caress of death

For my children grow within me

In me...

And there will come a time for my flowers to wilt in green pastures

Petals that were once caressed by winds

Now return once before in my womb.

I am Mother Earth

My roots grounded

By body coffee brown

Treasured fruit ripe for picking

Stand tall and strong against hardships

Still and humbled like the wind

I am home to the birds of the sky

Sustenance to my children

Shelter for the weary

Wise oak for the seekers.

I am Mother Earth

So, patient in my wrath

My life lessons hard like the rock beneath your feet

But turn into diamonds into mind's eye

My child fears and respects me

For I am both teacher and provider

My child loves me

For I am her mother.

I am Mother Earth

The golden sun that shines

The blue-green waters that quenches

The flowers that bloom in my nature's beauty

My love for my child...fathomless

I am Mother Earth

I am woman

I am goddess

Giver of life

Provider

And lover.

I am Mother Earth.