Carved from a rib and yet made whole
With sacrifice in her spirit and fire in her soulGentle in nature and mindful of life
Soft hands for caring but with fire in her soulNurturing nations, raising generations
Wisdom in her actions with fire in her soulSugar and spice, and all things nice
Underestimated oft with fire in her soulTransgressors encounter her volcanic ice
Molten lava erupting from the fire in her soul
©Vivian Zems
(#Ghazal)
Image by Jarring Art
Smell The Coffee 
December 7, 2017 at 10:38 pm
I so love this! I believe in the fire in her soul that every woman has. I love “nurturing nations, raising generations…..” So true. I am blown away by women’s lives and women’s stories. Thanks for writing to the prompt.
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December 8, 2017 at 7:36 pm
Thanks, Sherry 💪
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December 7, 2017 at 10:44 pm
That’s beautiful!
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December 8, 2017 at 7:35 pm
Thank you 😊
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December 8, 2017 at 2:20 am
And another one ❤️
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December 8, 2017 at 7:31 pm
😊😊
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December 8, 2017 at 6:38 am
I love the idea of volcanic ice – the oxymoron is perfect to convey the strength and mutability of womanhood.
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December 8, 2017 at 7:29 pm
💪💅
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December 8, 2017 at 12:58 pm
great opening lines, Viv:
‘Carved from a rib and yet made whole
With sacrifice in her spirit and fire in her soul’
and I love the defiant repetition of ‘fire in her soul’ throughout the poem and ‘volcanic ice’.
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December 8, 2017 at 7:27 pm
Thanks, Kim !
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December 8, 2017 at 6:37 pm
Yes, with fire in her soul! And with all the possibilities of fire, a gift of the gods.
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December 8, 2017 at 7:24 pm
Exactly, Susan😊
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December 8, 2017 at 9:39 pm
I can feel that volcano erupting… may we just work together in saving what’s good.
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December 11, 2017 at 10:40 pm
Exactly Björn, working together is the way forward. Apologies for the the late reply.😊
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December 8, 2017 at 11:22 pm
We the men must take heed and become aware of this fire in the soul of woman lest we end up with a fire in the hole 😉
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December 11, 2017 at 10:34 pm
Hi Paul, sorry for the late reply. You’re right – watch out!
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December 9, 2017 at 1:01 am
I love the repetition of “fire in her soul”. That is so powerful.
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December 11, 2017 at 5:26 pm
Thank you!
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December 11, 2017 at 10:33 pm
Hi Toni, I missed this! Thank you😊
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December 9, 2017 at 5:25 pm
I love this so much. How the ‘fire in her soul’ changes its meaning throughout the poem but is relevant and powerful each time.
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December 10, 2017 at 10:31 pm
Thank you 🙂
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December 11, 2017 at 10:32 pm
Thanks Namrathra! Sorry it took so long to respond- I missed it.
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