Beyond Love

“Greater love hath no man...”

but a woman yes

A mother's love deeper than

any passionate caress

In literature women have a history

I have lived Sappho's romantic love,

read Corinna's lyric poetry,

felt Aelia Eudocia's faith from above

I've puzzled at Cleobulina's riddles

and felt Erinna lament for the death of her friend,

was enamored by Li Qingzhao,

marveled over Xue Tao to no end

I have suffered Maya Angelou's painful loss,

felt the warning of Mary Shelly,

seen the love of Jane Austin,

lived the despair of Bronte

The difficulties of marriage of Woolf

Rowling's love and friendship's splendor

Elliot's class difference, Cather's exile

Morrison's race and gender

understood Alcott's dilemma between personal growth and duty,

waged the battle between good and evil of Hurston and Harper Lee,

suffered the violence, guilt and shame of Tartt

seen Dickinson's wonders of nature, and immortality

As I read these women's words of love

I see women are greater than any man

Love's depths vaster than all above

To feel what a mother does I never can

Reviews

[Arundass TP]

Wonderful lines on women. Good work

[Soren]

I deeply appreciate your review and kind words

[Ken e Bujold]

another special work that celebrates literary knowledge. as we are but a link in the chain it thrills me to know there are others who are born to habituate the shelves of the Universal Library. Your grand poem has me salivating to start my day by pulling up into the light one of the neglected tomes I've ignored a bit too long. which one? Nakahara i think. feeling romantic

thanks for the great jolt this morning Soren

ken

[Soren]

Thank you Ken for the read and most kind comment.