Mama Kenya

The very first Mother was Mama Kenya

and the very first birth was a disaster.

She was all alone, with no one to help Her,

no mother, no sister,

no wise-woman for mid-wife, no friend;

and it was too much to bear for the first time.

She whirled to ease Her pain.

She got bigger and bigger and bigger,

and She exploded,

and star-children

went whirling away in all directions.

They are still searching for their lost mother

and Her heart is still broken over it.

(from Luisa Teisch’s telling)

© Tamara Rasmussen 2018