ARTICLES: Poetry

I Just Knew

So you’re the Great Goddess
How come they never mentioned you when I was being schooled?
Though come to think of it, they did;
Scarlet woman, Babylonian whore.

My father said I may worship you,
And told me I was Freya’s child, because I was born on Friday.
Strange, that; he is a good Christian,
Jesus man, Mary’s servant.

I am told, my Lady,
Your secret name talks of circumpolar stars,
Never beyond the horizon;
Just how many names do you have?

Sweet Isis, Mother of All,
Queen of Heavens,
Mistress of the Waters, Protectress of all that is living;
Nobody told me you were there, Mother, my Mother.

(Copyright Janet Farrar, 1970)