Haida sculpture by Bill Reid
Maiden, time to learn life-skills,
Playful, chaste, and free.
Mother, bounty of the Earth,
Bears responsibilities.
Source of knowledge, aged Crone,
With half your life ahead.
You have swum this way before,
Have rejoiced and suffered dread.
Direct your pod in search of food,
Care now for their destiny.
It’s not of humans that I speak
But sister-whales in the sea.
By Kate Rauner
I enjoy the imagery of the triple moon goddess: “In common Neopagan usage the three female figures are frequently described as the Maiden, the Mother, and the Crone, each of which symbolizes a separate stage in the female life cycle.” I find it fascinating that humans are known to share this division of a woman’s life only with a couple whale species – orcas and short-finned pilot whales. Perhaps it’s not the subcutaneous fat we share (!) but our family structure.
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really nice maby you can help with this poem that i am writing reply soon
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I’d be happy to help – but poetry’s quite personal, so take any comments with a grain of salt.
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but its about robin Williams just take a quick look Robin McLauren Williams
The power is in his hands
Wiping off the sweat glands
Standing up there making people smile
Hasn’t been doing that for a while
You see him
We see him
Nonetheless we care about him
Looking at his heavy rim
Inspiration is all you see
Inspiring someone like me
You hear his funny words
You watch his funny acting
You see his personality
But who is he
Robin McLauren Williams
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I think about Robin Williams too, so I connect with the subject. Since I myself like rhymes, I appreciate the rhyming – I notice the pattern drops in the last five lines. For me personally, I try to stay with a pattern. Since the poem becomes personal – someone like me – perhaps that opens a chance to stick with the pattern and stay personal? his funny words I hear, funny acting holds me near, I see his personality… Just as an idea.
I liked the inclusion of his middle name – something I didn’t know, so it made me wonder what else I don’t know. Do you intend the poem to be spoken or read out loud? I’d find it easier to read out loud if lines 3 and 4 are tightened up a bit – fewer syllables. But it all depends on what you want to convey.
Thanks for sharing your poem. I’m glad you reminded me of Robin Williams.
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thank you soo much i really appreciate your thoughtful comments from a fellow poet
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