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| TROPHONIUS & THE BEES photo courtesy Beth Anne Boardman |
OH MOTHER, MOTHER...
in grief
sometimes
i cannot say more....
‘mother of
gentleness’
‘mother of mercy’
‘mother of kindness’
visit me....
give me the vision
of the next few
minutes –
remind me to
breathe....
remind me of your
presence....
remind me that these
events
that shake me –
that topple my world
into pain –
remind me,
oh mother,
the sun will rise....
the sun will rise....
and oh mother, mother
–
you will show me how
to begin again....
©2017 Oh Mother, Mother Beth Anne Boardman mythopoetry.com
©2017 Oh Mother Mother Beth Anne Boardman All Rights Retained
____________notes
In mythology Trophonius or Trophonios is the story of a man who is swallowed up by the earth and transformed into the oraculur demigod or daimon (spirit) of a cave near the town of Lebadeia or Boiotia.
Trophonius translates as "nourisher of the mind" from the Greek tropheô words and noos.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Beth Anne Boardman, RN, MA, PhD lives in California and New Hampshire. She travels and lectures on the Mythology of Sport; Women and Myth; and the Alchemy of Adolescence (her dissertation topic), in addition to consulting as a writer to websites.
Recently, Beth has served on the board of the Pacifica Graduate Institute Alumni Association and as Regional Coordinator for local alumni. Her career spans work as a registered nurse, the study of world dance and music, and the profound joy of raising two children.
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