Mothers by: Nikki Giovanni
the last time i was hometo see my mother we kissedexchanged pleasantriesand unpleasantries pulled a warmcomforting silence aroundus and read separate booksi remember the first timei consciously saw herwe were living in a three roomapartment on burns avenuemommy always sat in the darki don’t know how i knew that but she didthat night i stumbled into the kitchenmaybe because i’ve always beena night person or perhaps because i had wetthe bedshe was sitting on a chairthe room was bathed in moonlight diffused throughthose thousands of panes landlords who rentedto people with children were prone to put in windowsshe may have been smoking but maybe nother hair was three-quarters her heightwhich made me a strong believer in the samson mythand very blacki’m sure i just hung there by the doori remember thinking: what a beautiful ladyshe was very deliberately waitingperhaps for my father to come homefrom his night job or maybe for a dreamthat had promised to come by“come here” she said “i’ll teach youa poem: i see the moonthe moon sees megod bless the moonand god bless me”i taught it to my sonwho recited it for herjust to say we must learnto bear the pleasuresthe last time i was homeas we have borne the pains
Nikki Giovanni, “Mothers” from My House. Copyright © 1972 by Nikki Giovanni.
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Eyes as blue as sky
Love shining for me to see
My mother is love
My mom evoked love. She shared her light with me. Thank God! Peace abides in my soul with her essence through memories.
Beautiful, Susie! Thanks so much for sharing. xo
Thank you for this! My mother used to say this to me sometimes at bedtime & reminds me of her..and I would say it to my son after many readings of “Good Night Moon” 😊 Life will guide you indeed. ❤️
Oh, beautiful! Thanks for sharing, Nancy. xo
Kelly Hithe