Beverly Finney's "Her Warrior Princess" after Susan Greene

Beverly Finney photographed at Caldwell Arts Council on June 9, 2018 reading her work inspired by artist, Susan Greene.

HER WARRIOR PRINCESS

for Jennifer Womble

after Looking Out With Little Blue by Susan Greene

Inside a mother, a warrior princess,

wise in her intimate knowing of life

that springs in her and from her,

grows in her protective shadow;

strong in nurturing, withholding her desires,

standing by, ever ready to carry on

in time’s unpredictable weather;

beautiful in spirit and soul, in her knowing,

her strength, her reproductive body

stretching, arching and spilling forth;

brave in her fierce defense, persistence,

in her fidelity to those whom she loves,

in her infinite capacity of heart.

Inside a mother, a warrior princess

abides, primed to rise to the call.