Poems for Lilith: Mother (1-10)

The Exalting God

To exalt is to exclaim, 

love

To exalt is to exemplify

motherhood

Giving birth to many children,

chiding and chastising. 

Loving your children, is your best quality. 

Exemplify motherhood. 

The Helping God

To help is to

be a helper, helpfully 

sweeping and swiffering all night 

and all day. 

Helpfully preparing complacently and 

confidently, 

docile. 

The God of Hope 

The grass shines and sways in the light

It is so bright

The sun shines, during the day

It must be May. 

The Hidden, The Concealed God

Where, are you my mother? 

Are you washing laundry? 

Are you reading a book?

Are you doing dishes? 

Are the dogs barking outside your window?

Ruff!Ruff!

Bark!Bark!

God, The Savior

Unicorns ride outside,

Dragons play today,

My mother holds bags breaking with 

groceries.

Go get them please. 

Chimeras cremate

The Phoenix bird, swerves

My mother makes her favorite smoothie shake. 

The Laudable or Praiseworthy God

I eat big bites of breakfast

I eat small sips of lunch

I eat large ladles of dinner.

What do you eat all day?

I eat the food of my mother, 

She cooks and cleans all day.

The Forbearing or Patient God

My mother plants oranges,
and digs the soil in groups,
and arranges
the seeds side, by side
She goes inside for a lozenge,
away from the sun's heat.

The Adored God

The spring seconds the summer
Sending cool breezes,
over my backyard.
My mother goes outside in the rain,
seconding the spring.

The Merciful God

The air is cool,
as it runs through my hair.
I want to share the beauty of spring,
look up and notice the clouds,
and tulips planted by my mother.

The Favorable God

The grass is green,
The birds are seen.
flying.
My denim jeans are tight.
My mom tells me to change.
It makes me deranged.