Daughter

My friend suggested the words Princess and Daughter for my next poem. Here it goes:

Daughter

I am the daughter,

Of wind and rain,

I carry, I protect,

I nurture, I sustain.

I am the daughter,

Of mountains high,

I stand guard,

To defend and spy.

I am the daughter,

Of sand and soil,

Ingrained in me,

is their spirit of toil.

I am the daughter,

Of the deep ocean,

A treasure of secrets,

Of pasts forgiven.

I am the daughter,

Of this weary earth,

Cut and tilled,

A grieving heart.

I am the daughter,

Of a woman's love,

“My princess, my dove!”

A mother's touch.