... mercy and goodness shall follow me all the days of my life...
In memory of Helen F. Thompson (mom)
So amazing.
You could stare at mamma
for more than a minute
an hour later you are
left wondering...
five kids later her life's
intercourse revealed
three divorce decrees
papering the bottom
side of the bird cage
....deserted by three
******** who worked
her through depression
years to support their
habit -- killing them
to reveal her purpose
A balance of jilted
life glowed from this
black woman--
reflected by images of home,
children, vegetable
gardens ~
Seeping out walls
she painted for herself
spread out still life
pictures, lessons, grief,
growing pains
Finally joy, courage,
discovery-- that she
was the better half
...a legacy.
So amazing.
(c) 2002 FINDING SO(u)LUTIONS
In memory of Helen F. Thompson (mom)
So amazing.
You could stare at mamma
for more than a minute
an hour later you are
left wondering...
five kids later her life's
intercourse revealed
three divorce decrees
papering the bottom
side of the bird cage
....deserted by three
******** who worked
her through depression
years to support their
habit -- killing them
to reveal her purpose
A balance of jilted
life glowed from this
black woman--
reflected by images of home,
children, vegetable
gardens ~
Seeping out walls
she painted for herself
spread out still life
pictures, lessons, grief,
growing pains
Finally joy, courage,
discovery-- that she
was the better half
...a legacy.
So amazing.
(c) 2002 FINDING SO(u)LUTIONS