Tag Archives: mothers

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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Not One (New original poetry by Toni Love)

Posted on October 12, 2016 by MTonita

We gather together
Seen and unseen
When mothers pray
The heavens come forth to listen Continue reading →

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New Shoes: My Mother’s Day Gift from Above

Posted on May 10, 2015 by MTonita

Even though I was a mother myself, all of the Mother’s Day commercials with scenes of children hugging and delivering gifts and flowers to their mothers trickled into my joy like Chinese water torture. Continue reading →

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