- breast milk
these circles of
snowdrops - summer snow—
i pay attention to
dribbling breast milk - twisting
a sweat-stained chemise—
summer rain - breast milk
falls but fails to linger…
summer snow - breast-feeding snow is still a’falling
- summer avalanche—
breast milk
weighs heavily - summer snow—
bare breast covered
with breast milk - breast milk…
departing winter’s
very tracks - breast milk…
snow dribbles
about the breast - breast milk…
white-waves marked in
gravity - breast milk…
white threads
twined from droplets
Tag: Stars
2023 AWAKENING xxviii
- feeding breast
pale cherry blossoms
in bloom today - the morning moon’s pale light feeding breast
- yellow chrysanthemum
now, how many layers
do i seem to have piled on atop the other?
sunshine - sunshine
however many petals has
the yellow chrysanthemum - sunshine
in countless kinds
yellow chrysanthemums
bloom - summer suns
O, sweet canary
in how many months
have you come to meet me? - goldfinches–
sunshine
does never seem to end - summer goldfinches
are pale, yet
in a moment, i sweat - goldfinches —
the ever-continuing
summer damp heat - daybreak sunrise
is gone from view–
soaring finch - daybreak sunrise
how charming are
soaring finches
2023 AWAKENING xxvii
- sadness—
seeds inside this body
withering - mum’s belly is now in full flower
- mum’s belly
where amongst the clouds
does the baby find lodging? - exposed breasts buds swell while i gaze from afar
- silver dewdrops
when might they dry?
this river of my tears - bellies swell
and become phases
of the moon - hungry baby
sucking the moonlight…
breastfeeding - wandering from my breast
not in a trickle, but
in a milky torrent
breast-milk - expectant belly
oh, that the moon tonight
droops down and down - swollen breast dreaming on my pillow
- swollen breasts
pillowed by white clouds
am i
2023 AWAKENING xxvi
- mum’s swollen belly
touched with color, most confusing
the heaven-shining moon - mum’s belly
why does the moon
seem so near? - expectant bellies…
heaven’s moon
halt in their course - mum’s belly my gaze is on the moon
- swollen belly
long have i gaze upon it!
full moon - mum’s belly…
even when the day does dim
the moonlight shines - swollen breasts–
do i see, today, at the last
twin moons - full moon–
what am i do about
this drooping belly? - summer sun announcing the birth of a baby
- summer sun
i briefly glimpse
mum’s swelling belly - summer sun–
it will not remain
i know to well
mum’s due date - full moon
may fall, or not,
lifting my heavy
belly - full moon
round and round
mum’s belly
2023 AWAKENING xxv
- plastic rain…
a bundle of pregnancy tests
falling straight down - hard rain
her pregnancy test
reads positive - trying to read
the pregnancy test
tears are fogged and
blinded - plastic snowflakes
i do count them out…
pregnancy tests - hard snow pregnancy tests keep on falling
- hard rain
i did weep and weep again
at the doctor’s office - pregnancy tests a sprinkling of snowflakes
- pregnancy test
has such a glow, that
the blossoms fail to shine - pregnancy tests
the fallen, scattered snow—
how do i sweep it away? - pregnancy tests…
white snow
has fallen, drifted high around
my feet
2023 AWAKENING xxiii
- sleeping babe
a number of views
hazy moon - full moon
against mum’s breast
sleeping baby - waking baby
with an open mouth…
full moon - hazy moon
baby’s mouth
opens - clumps of snow —
whatever becomes
of baby’s blanket - morning avalanche —
breastmilk settles
in baby’s mouth - mouth of milk
who’s that coming
to view a full moon? - hazy moon
seasoned father
blows smoke
out from his lips - a clear view
of a full moon…
baby bottle - hazy moon–
the view blocked
by the boiling pot - pink avalanche–
anxious teens stumble onto
positive pregnancy tests
2023 AWAKENING xviii
- twinkling stars
from the bottle
baby powder - twinkling stars
poof!
goes the baby powder - full moon
mum’s growing belly
nicely plump - a clear view
of a hazy moon…
mum’s swollen breast(s) - spring moon–
where the baby
grows - watching the baby rise
from mum’s belly…
summer moon - mum’s belly
month by month swells…
moon phases - moon phases
mum describes the position
of the growing baby - day moon
mum’s belly
refusing to droop - hazy moon
a glass of milk reaches
full volume - hazy moon
mum’s belly
in full glory
2023 AWAKENING xvii
*a bit late, but i just finally found some time after a 54 work-week(end) 😉
- spring moon —
milk in the bottle
motionless - waning moon
mum slowly unfolds
new nappy - crescent moon
folded nappy
slightly open - slight wind—
the rush of wind
through the toddler’s teeth - feverish baby
crying for hours—
heavy drizzle - tears
meander down baby’s cheek
like a river - wanting to touch
ripe strawberry—
super blood moon - laundry hamper
filled with soiled nappies…
dirty snowballs - dry snowflakes–
a flurry of nappies
under mum’s feet - straight gaze
of cleaned nappies…
full moon - wispy fog…
tea steam rises
fading slowly
2023 AWAKENING xv
- rolling thunder
a flurry of baby farts
felt in my arms - full moon
under sleeping blanket
snoring baby - folded nappies
in neat piles
snowy peaks - squatting baby
its butt prints hardening…
mud dumplings - spring leaves —
baby’s handprints
is something to cherish - evening breeze
baby and mother exchange
yawns - baby rolls
towards my feet
worm moon - wiping baby drool
from its mouth…
melting icicles - sinking moon—
sleeping baby sinks
then disappears - crescent moon
newborn curls upon
my knees - excited baby
summons his mummy
clapping thunder
2023 AWAKENING xiv
- spring moon —
full baby bottle rolling
on the kitchen floor - hellish heat
feverish baby
gets swiped - spring mudslide–
cranky baby
poops on mum - sleeping baby
strapped tight into mum’s shoulders
full moon - full moon–
newborn strolls
through the living room - NICU concert–
newborns
are crying
*NICU neonatal intensive care unit
- baby farts
flying with gusto…
spring breeze - scarlet baby
bathed in tears
red sun - hot sunrise
enjoying
baby’s warmth - dying without
ever taking a breath…
blue baby
*Blue Baby Syndrome
- day thunder
the sound of baby farts
not seen
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