Welcome to my poetry Page; here you will be able to view some of my poems and other short creations. I hope you enjoy them.
TODAY I CRY FOR EVERYTHING
When I was young I cried
I cried because as the only girl child
I was NEVER as good as my brothers
No matter how hard I tried.
I cried because while they played baseball
or went fishin' and swimmin'
I helped cook and clean
and tried to be INVISIBLE.
Everytime I cried they'd laugh
Then punch and kick and curse me
Until I didn't cry anymore
because it only made things WORSE
Then he decided it was time
to learn what being a woman meant
I didn't cry because it hurt too much
and ANGER replaced my tears
For years I shed not a single tear
no matter how bad things were
Then he came along and showed me
what the power of LOVE could do
The flood gates opened, the tears flowed
I cried and then cried some more
HEALING tears rolled down my cheeks
until the anger washed away
Then the tears slowly ebbed
and finally they ceased to flow
Slowly I became whole again
and true JOY filled my soul
For years he made me HAPPY
through good times and through bad
He'd hold me whenever I'd cry
and kiss my tears away
When the fates took him from me
and I was hurting most
I had to be STRONG for everyone else
my tears I needed to hide
Now that I have reached old age
I no longer seem to care
what people will think if they see my tears
and I CRY FOR EVERYTHING.
Martha 'Gipsiecrone' Bowman
THANK YOU GODDESS
For the many years You have given me;
and all the joys, and yes,
even the tears they have brought.
Thank You for all the ‘Life Experiences’
– good and bad –
that have brought me to where
I am
for family, for friends, and for all I have met or
will meet.
Thank You for past, present and
future happenings and lives which make me uniquely me
and Yours always.
Thank You.
Martha 'Gipsiecrone' Bowman
Here.
Now.
Being.
Doing.
As is.
No waiting.
I am CRONE – age is irrelevant.
I give myself permission to go where ever my quest takes me; with eyes wide open I shall bravely step forward.
RANDOM THOUGHTS – A POEM
When I look in my mirror
I see more than just a face.
I see courage and strength,
a story in every wrinkle
that stares back at me.
I see clear hazel eyes that have
shed many tears
but still twinkle with mirth and laughter
and hide memories of
adventures from long ago.
I see lines and crow’s feet
that can be read like
a precious manuscript to secrets
of ages past.
I see wisdom and knowledge
and the face of my mother and my grandmothers
but above all and
because of all
I see ME
I am beautiful.
Martha 'Gipsiecrone' Bowman
More Affirmations by Gipsiecrone
BEWARE! OF THE CRONE. MY AGE, MY MAGIC, AND MY GUNS ARE A LETHAL COMBINATION. 'Gipsiecrone'
I AM CRONE.
I AM GODDESS.
AND
I AM FREE!
When it comes to solving a problem GOD says I won't give YOU more then YOU can handle and GODDESS says Let US break this down. This part needs to be shelved until later, this part I will take care of and this part WE can solve together.