Fierce Faithful Feminine Flock
Feast for famine
Friendly feminine fellowships flow freely, extend fully, far beyond female, femme...
Feminine, as in
tending to with tenderness,
tenacious teaming.
Women in wide web.
Will, wit. Whirling waters, winds.
Wayfarers, wranglers.
We-With
Girls, maidens, women,
guardians of new human seeds.
Matrix of we-worlds.
Mothers, grandmothers,
fertile humus for strong sprouts.
Force of fine people.
Goddesses, healers,
caregivers, makers, leaders.
Flames for dark damp nights.
Workers
Earth’s she-leaders shine.
Hearts, heads, hands put to hard tests.
Whoa! Wow! Bravo! Thanks!
Feminine art, work,
wondering with words, weaving.
Tireless truth textiles.
Green grannies goods gals,
re-purposing with purpose.
All for Gaia’s cause.
Wildflowers
Wondrous woods women,
welcoming wild hisses, howls.
No need to tame them.
Wednesday, by creek, trees,
will meet in threes, hike at three.
Plan revolutions.
In dark forests deep,
crafty crones camp by bright fires.
Snore with moon, owls’ hoots.
Witches
Covens, convents, labs,
science, prayer, alchemy.
Casting welcome spells.
Backstage, sub rosa,
in hush anonymity.
Fairy godmothers.
In advising roles,
muses advance, challenge plots.
From behind the scenes.
Witnesses
Full heart sisterhood
cares about each other, all.
Love, learn, come what may.
Warm voices, hug wraps,
wise, wily, kind kin teachers.
Gentle gutsy guides.
Stand, flex, bend, hold, reach,
belly breathing, balance, sit.
Blessing: namaste.
Willing
Sit on wooden swings,
facing fall’s forest, feel, sing.
Sun, shade, smiles, sighs, soul.
Walking winter woods,
predators surround, close, armed.
We step arm in arm.
We’re ready for it,
the bright, bad, mad, the changing.
Up for all of it.
Well...?
Wouldn’t this wonderful, wounded world benefit from featuring more prominently, persistently and pervasively voices and views representing ‘feminine’ focus lenses, values, virtues?
If you agree...
Would you welcome this invitation to promote with this post and publication your perspective, publication, and any sources that prop up positions centering ‘feminine’ sensitivity, caring, collaborating and solidarity?
For starters, here are a dozen ‘feminine’ bright lights we’re grateful to have found this year in star-studded Substack:
- , The Hush and the Howl
Char Wilkins, BrassOvaries: WomanWorthyWords
- , Death & Birds
- , The Examined Family
- , The Liberated Sheep
Jodi Thomas, Mountain Mama Musings
- , The Practice of Life
- , Creative Eldering
- , Practicing Terraphilia
- , 100 Days of Thriving
- , Weeds, Wolves & Wild Women
- ond, Wordcasts for the Symbiocene
Whimsy
Short sketches in feminine fancy & fun:
‘Sisters,’ Sharing, Subscribing, Restacking and clicking on the ‘heart’ of the posts you appreciate may help them reach kindred kin.
Thanks for reading Pausing for Ponderings and participating with your perspectives and publications in the comments and/or by sharing in Notes.
Wonderful love. Great to have feminine voices, especially in these conflictual and often unproductive times.
Marisol is and has magic! Your words dear one are such a beautiful celebration of the feminine spirit - so full of strength, magic and grace. From fierce women to fairies and mermaids, you’ve created a tapestry that inspires us to embrace the wild, tender and fearless parts of ourselves. Knowing that you’ve included me among the twelve who’ve been a bright light for you this year is truly humbling, an honour that fills me with gratitude and joy - thank you for such a heartfelt gift.