MY CHILDREN

I held you in my blood

Long before my womb was home

I endured the sentence of "barren"

Among blessed mothers...alone

When proof was in place

I rejoiced with those who jeered

Finally, when you arrived

I endured entitled cheers

As you grew into self

And I surrounded you in loving ground

I endured advice givers

Admonishing me to be a "saner" sound

When you came through trials

Adults have failed to clear

I endured judgment

Formed from their deepest fears

............of faliure

When we rose up out of darkness

To live in a daunting day

Relationships were renewed and strained

As we endured the circumstances trying to play

.........outiside of boundaries

Separation, desperation

I decided NOT to cry

No matter what I endured

I refused to ask the "unanswerable" WHY!!!

You came back to me

Of your own accord

I rejoiced and settled in

To providing the "Poor" I could afford

I poured forth love

Never asking a thing in return

Knowing compassion would train

What could never be earned

Now....you are gone

Making a life you want to live

I, as a person, am not in it

But I am in everything you give

So, if you give your life to another

And I am, and will always be, just your mother

I can rest in knowing 

Love is alive and forever growing

....in you...

Written by Trudy Schrader on 10-25-2020

WALKING STONES

 First came the gods of old

Who made man their ants

"They can walk our stones

To bind power to this land"

Then came the violence of men

And the right to rule for kings

"Upon the backs of servants

Our stones will bring

......honor"

Then came a god

Who wrote on the stone

Commandments claiming

He alone

..............................is G...O...D

War after war

Battle after Battle

Back and forth with spirit and nature

Mystery remains

Man explores

Meaning of the word "nomenclature"

The more knowledge is gained

Ignorance abounds

Lack of awe

Is the assurance, Wisdom will NOT be found

For those who seek a name

On the walls of womb

Not devised by creation

The ONE to whom 

Word and Deed belong

Forgave without hesitation

But forgiveness doesn't negate responsibility!!!

When the stones walked to Throne

The crown was laid to the ground

He took up suffering on a cross

And laid His life down

All manner of right to rule

On His created land

Was forfeited when LOVE

Brought Wisdom to clothe His naked man

Hearts of stone

Have been turned in to flesh

The Spirit of God

Has brought the soul to rest

So in the end

The sorting is easy as pie

Those who have names on stones

Are above those they left to die

~A Legacy of Pride~

Written by Trudy Schrader on 10/09/2020

Note: I have my reasons, and they are many. God knows them, and I left the justice with Him.