Blizzard

She was born one night in a snow storm

A hundred miles from anywhere

Her mama climbed that sacred mountain

She didn’t need anyone there

She had the wisdom of her elders

She had the knowing in her bones

She had the courage running in her blood

She had the safety of her home

So she moved like an ocean as she rode each wave

And she howled with the wind as the next one came

Her wildness and wonder shook the Earth

The perfect, holy dance of Birth

There were moments of fear

When she just wanted out

But the voice in her heart whispered

“Don’t give in to the doubt”

The snow blew in from the North and the East

And the world outside turned white

She dug down deep as her openness peaked

And the blizzard reached its height

With the thunderous force of every Woman on Earth

She forged ahead through the storm

Her baby inched closer with every surge

A new soul soon to be born

Free from the tethers of obstetrical chains

Her body knew what to do

They shifted together, mother and babe

And made their way back from the blue

Finally, the moment they’d longed for arrived

A crown of fire burned bright

They emerged from the depths of the unseen realm

Their triumph lit up the night

Her tiny warm body against mama’s breast

They bathed in a hormonal glow

And rested together, completely at peace

The greatest love ever known

-Lindsey Martel, 2022