by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
They Are Mother
Language: English
What shall I call this force I know Who do I come to when I wonder The space that holds me when I’m low More than a parent, friend, or lover They are Mover They are Maker They are Mother, mm They are Mother, mm They are the breath I see in cold The ready muscle in the sprinter They are the glitter and the gold The steady heat lamp in the winter They are Mover They are Maker They are Mother, mm They are Mother, mm They nod and know They need nothing They’re god and grow They bleed blessings They nod and know They need nothing They’re god and grow They bleed blessings They are solitude They are multitude They are gratitude Gratitude Laugh lines around the all-seeing eye And I can lean into the sky Laugh lines around the all-seeing eye And I can lean into the sky What shall I call this force I know Who do I come to when I wonder They are Mover They are Maker They are Mother, mm They are Mother, mm They are Mother, mm They are Mother, mm
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Jennifer Lucy Cook (b. 1988), "They Are Mother" [ chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-09-05
Line count: 40
Word count: 189