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@a_thousand_steamships | Mona

You were once scribed illiterate
by a W on a census,
only speaking Cymraeg to documenting officer
as a way of getting it round the Crown.

Because you were the queen
of your own cantref, Mona.
Forever shirking me away from the telly
as I blocked your view of Emmerdale.

@thehollowgram | Address to the Blood of my young

And I see you
deep and dark, a cherry red
pooled on sheets of daughters bed,
a bloody Mary spilled,
as tales of dread unfold
in microseconds flat,
in my manic, parentaly-panicked mind.

As you answer;
"I will purge (as I am the blood of your blood)"

And I see you,
blood of daughter, red mist clearing
a smear, on sleeping bleeding face,
from button nose, a trickling trace
of racing tendrils.

As you answer;
"I will stem (as I am the blood of your blood)"

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The text at the bottom reads:
Explore the joys, challenges, and complexities of parenthood through poetry in this supportive and inspiring workshop with Maria Ferguson. With thoughtful prompts and expert guidance, you’ll craft meaningful poems that honour the profundities and mundanities of family life. Beginners and experienced poets alike welcome.

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