I walk in the footsteps of Nature.
I am a She and believe She too is a She.
Her rivers run through my veins
so my feet tap unwittingly
to the rhythm of rain;
to the songs of rainbow;
I have embraced the Flame of Life.
In the thunderstorm days
I had learnt forbearance from Her.
I have seen how She is robbed of Her treasure;
She is abused, pummeled and battered
in the hands of greedy marauders
yet she breathes Her blessings into the sky
in the words of star-full nights
sunsets, sunrise.
Taking cue from Her
I’ve come to terms
with the child snatcher Death
and turned my sighs into words.
Posted for Susan’s Midweek Motif ~ Gender @ Poets United
sumanar/lekha 
wonder, if cis-men had to experience everything that women have to, the world would be, a safer and equitable world, to live in.
I tend to prefer Goddesses as well.
Wow! You walk with the Gods!
“Her rivers run through my veins
so my feet tap unwittingly
to the rhythm of rain;
to the songs of rainbow;”
Mine, too, though I cannot state it more beautifully than you have done. I want to give this poem to my friends.
Oh, Sumana, Sumana, Sumana, this poem is pure magic! Loved every word and line, especially turning your sighs into words. WOW! Best thing I have read all week.
Wonderful, wonderful words! A real keeper.
Yes, it is wonderful!!!
I think men are so violent, brash and cruel is because they contribute so little in the continuance of life but seize control by their physical strength and cunning to master over everything to compensate for this. (Except a few that is who are nameless!)
That’s lovely, Sumana. I confess I too tend to think of Nature as ‘she’.
Turning sighs into words is an art that you have mastered.
Beautiful….. every word touches a nerve and the reader responds..!! This reminds me of Goddess as Prakriti—the inherent rhythms within this world that impel nature to gratify and provide itself in its manifold species. The concluding lines are written with such delicate emotions. Loved it, Sumana! xoxo
You have put together the whole feminine beauty…loved it!
‘She’ instigates,
We work great.
Salutes to Her,
‘She’ is greater.
Beautiful words. Thank you. !