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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI am my mother's savage daughter
The one who runs barefoot cursing sharp stones
I am my mother's savage daughter
I will not cut my hair, I will not lower my voice.
My mother's child is a savage
She seeks her omens in the colors of stones
In the faces of cats, in the falling of feathers
In the dancing of fire, in the curve of old bones
We are all brought forth out of darkness
Into this world through blood and through pain
And deep in our bones, the old songs are rising
So sing them with thunder, sing them with rain.
We are our mothers' savage daughters
The ones who run barefoot cursing sharp stones
We are our mothers' savage daughters
We will not cut our hair, we will not lower our voice.
Karen Kahan, aka Wyndreth (Savage Daughter)
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I am my mother's savage daughter (Original Post)
PikaBlue
Nov 2024
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WhiskeyGrinder
(25,341 posts)1. It was actually written by Karen Kahan who goes by Wyndreth.
PikaBlue
(361 posts)2. Sarah Hester performed the cover
but I wasn't able to link to the song.
WhiskeyGrinder
(25,341 posts)3. yeah she sold covers of it for years without permission
PikaBlue
(361 posts)4. I didn't know that. Thanks for the info.