Mother's Day

Okasan-
A river
Flowing

A peach
Blossoming

Okasan-
An origin story
In my veins

An ancestral library
Beating in my heart

Okasan-
A tabernacle of stones
Temple of beauty

Dreamer
Talking to God

Okasan-
Tiger
Wears mouse fur

Raven
Wears human hair

Okasan-
Sheet of nori
Swimming in my miso

A bowl of rice
Sticking to my ribs

Okasan
Mystic
Mother

Okasan
Elder
Woman

*"okasan" is Japanese for mother. it's what i call my mother and has more meaning and feeling to me than just calling her "mom."