Moon

Poem © 2016 by Joyce Mason

My mom's Aries Moon:

Fierce, protective

rib-crunching hugs

teamed with Venus in Scorpio,

a magnetic undertow of smother love.

I see mirrored in my cat’s eyes:

fiery love and fear of loss,
hot temper,

the craving and no-thank-you’s,

the Eternal Mother’s Day

of intense nurturing

big as all outdoors--

my heart strings wrapped

around the universe

defending the realm.

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