Birthing A Poem
A poem by Kathryn Santana Goldman

Birthing A Poem

Conception
A warm tropical breeze
washes a seed of inspiration
upon naive sand.
Sirens lure me into swirling waters.
I merge with metaphors,
surrender to sonnets.
Spent,
I succumb
to the innocent structure
unfolding within me.

Gestation
Growth is stormy.
Each line, a rocky coast to be charted.
Similes elude me.
Rhymes hide in shadows.
Flickering visions of a destination
evaporate into morning fog.
I survive the turbulence.
A burning orange shoreline arises
marking an end and a beginning.

Delivery
I am midwife and mother.
From my depths
the newborn emerges.
I swaddle my offspring.
Delay exposure
to the harsh scrutiny
of sunlight and biting winds
that slice.

I relent,
loosen moorings,
and whisper bonne Journee.

About the Author:

A San Francisco native, Kathryn Santana Goldman has been writing poetry for over 20 years. She teaches a wellness writing program for writers and non-writers alike in the bay area.  Her work is published in Conestoga Zen, Fog and Light, San Francisco Through The Eyes Of The Poets Who Live Here, The Marin Poetry Center Anthology 2022, and Vistas and Byways.

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