Grandmother…

Womb that came the womb that I came.

Sweet lessons taught that I have attained

From my mama…your baby.

I see her in reflections of me

And in her you are what I see,

Most beautiful of women.

You flow through me with every beat

Bringing forth life – before me, before she.

She that you passed your secrets onto,

Therefore I learned those secrets from you,

The loveliest of queens.

Antique images framed,

Forever stopping time

Mother of she, Grand to me, Greater still to mine.

intricately woven and forever connected

By our common thread of life…