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'In this anthology, we have included, as well as poems by The Wordsmiths, the poems chosen as winners in the 2002 Poetica Christi Press competition for poems on the theme of Motherhood. The work of twenty-one poets is included in this collection.' (Publication summary)
Notes
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Mother Lode - the rich or principal vein of ore in a system of metallic deposits in rocks.
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Dedication: Dedicated to the mothers who bore and nurtured us, carried the load of our early existence and the pains of our pains ...
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Mont Albert,
Box Hill - Burwood area,
Melbourne - Inner South,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Poetica Christi Press
, 2003 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- A Letter to My Mother, single work correspondence (p. 6)
- Gifti"Womb child", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Earthborni"A breath of life", single work poetry (p. 9)
- A Precious Timei"Time is precious - time is not my own", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Cloudsi"And lulled by the slow tilt of the world's bulk,", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Childi"She wriggles out of your body,", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Windflowers for Isabeli"Windflowers", single work poetry (p. 13)
- To an Infanti"Tiny hands that dare", single work poetry (p. 14)
- 3 a.m. Feedsi"another 3 a.m. feed", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Napisani"I've been domesticated", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Weaning Little Delphii"My skin is stretched so tight over my bones", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Life Beginsi"Spark and wonder of the idea.", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Divine Motheri"Blessed Mother of God", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Motherhopei"I'm no poet; No;", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Baby Walkingi"As mangoes fall", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Motherhoodi"It's four a.m. and pleasant dreams", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Symbiosisi"I am Mother Hen", single work poetry (p. 25)
- The Teenage Yearsi"My son's in his teenage years", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Letter to My Motheri"It must be hard, Mother", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Do Not Hate, My Mother Saidi"Do not hate, my mother said,", single work poetry (p. 28)
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