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Womb of Womanhood
by Maralee Gerke
copyright 06-05-2002


Age Rating: 7 to 127

 
Women with sagging breasts
And the slack-muscled stomachs
Of child bearing-
Sink into the scalding water
Of the on-sen.
The heat and steam
Enter them.
As once they allowed only a
Lover to touch them.
Surrounding their bodies
In warm mineral wetness
They drift off into a heat
Haze
Cheating husbands,
Uncaring children,
Old age weakening their bones,
Forgotten.
Like babies, they
Float in a womb of womanhood
Cleansing away reality
Poising on the edge of consciousness
They drift; and then-
Rising as from a dream
They dress, while billows of the past
Trail behind them over the tile floor.

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06-10-2002 Nancy Pawley    

what a picture of the older woman..great poem.
Nancy
06-06-2002 Peggy Bertrand    

So lovely the way you represent the older woman... I love it...
06-05-2002 Laryalee Fraser    

What an absolutely marvellous picture, Maralee! Striking imagery...and you encompass so much -- leaves me breathless!
Lary
06-05-2002 William Robbins    

You bring such "beauty" to womanhood with this verse, not matter the person's maturing life. It is a very touching and powerfully written verse.
06-05-2002 Melissa Rives    

What a powerful, descriptive poem! :)
06-05-2002 Kay Lee Kelly    

Clap, clap.... yikes......but
wonderful to read.
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