Tag Archives: mother

La Luna, Original Poetry

Posted on September 2, 2018 by MTonita

Mother Moon

She beckons me with golden ray-drenched oceans lighting the path to my salvation Continue reading →

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The Day I Left God – Performance Poetry with Sistahs Laying Down Hands, Mother’s Day 2018

Posted on May 23, 2018 by MTonita

Mother’s Day is always bittersweet for me. I know as a Mother that there is pressure to smile and gush at the numerous mother’s day wishes, cards and love from my kids, but even after seventeen years, I still awaken … Continue reading →

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Life (for Elizabeth) Original Poem 11/23/14

Posted on November 24, 2014 by MTonita

Your breath became my own

and you exhaled life’s elixir into my lungs

as I was yet being formed Continue reading →

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