Earth-Mother (Poetry)

I had a dream that I was pregnant
and I watched my belly swell
but I knew not who the father was
there was no way to tell.

I felt each movement deep inside
and as it grew in strength
an energizing tingle ran
down my entire length.

I knew the surge of life itself
come rolling wave on wave
it thrilled and claimed me cell by cell
I was its willing slave.

I walked in some strange ecstasy
no fear or pain could touch
sensation took control of me
no other thoughts as such.

Unusual cravings overtook
my mundane day to day
I found a sunlit patch of earth
and in its hollow lay

warm and tranquil cradled there
I birthed a thousand flowers
bursting through my April skin
and fed by frequent showers.

Thus I morphed into a garden
trusting Nature’s peerless grace
and mother to wild flowers felt
soft winds caress my face.

Their roots spread wide within me
drew a tangle round my heart
’til I merged with every green thing
like we’d never been apart.

Just some dream and yet it haunts me
soul and body yearn in vain
for that fleeting sense of wholeness
and the penetrating rain.