Magpie #64
Holy Family on the Portal
Innocents snuggle close
Mother with strong arms
Wraps her will around them
Turns her back on
The smokey mountain
That threatens
Life and limb
The very porch
She stands on
Plans have been made
They have come too far
This is their home
One has already been lost
In the mine
The black maw
Giver of life
And taker of same
The greed and desire
For the black gold
Energy for the country
And as far away
As London
Destroy the land
To get at that gold
Holy families extinguished
They were never told
Took away the treasure
Left destruction in their wake
A Mother
With her little one
Knows nothing
Watches blind
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Poetry Potluck:prompt: Doubt, Fear, Inhibition and Hesitation
Doubt, Fear, Inhibition and Hesitation
Do not make friends
Do not take them along
They will undermine
Your confidence
They are the
Neighborhood bullies
They will keep you down
Insure your failure
Keep an eye out
If you see them
Heading your way
Lock your door
Turn the other way
Find a new path
You don't need them
Like a cold wind
Shield yourself
Pull up your collar
Whisper five good things
About yourself
You are complete
Without doubt,
Fear, inhibition
and hesitation
