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She spun around the moon

as the sun hid from an empty sky

and coaxed tears from the darkness

to cool a desolate earth

 

from under the surface

she touched the mirror of the sea

and from this rippled pool  

rose a porcelain skinned nymph  

her eyes glint iridescent green

as she curled from the turquiose foam

to take her first breath upon obsidian sands    

and crawled to the fairie ferns

raw and bleeding

to sleep beneath the boughs of a talking tree

its weeping roots gasping into a severed brook

where she curled into its embrace

and drifted into dream 

 

the tree peeled back its rings

golden sap to ink upon a willow rune

papyrus fed to the oracle moth    

where she gathered silk for wings

to fly to pyramids of ice

carrying apricot roses

and white tea

to lay before a sacrophagus of wishes

 

and she awoke

woman stood upright 

she ate the fruit from trembling vines

and spit the onyx seeds of beginnings

into the jungle mist

where the wind swept them upward

to a nest feathered in hope and compassion  

away from the reach of the predator

armored in bone and trophies of skin

heavy palms slapping the war drums of hell

a mad dance around the sacrificial fire 

 

domination

she slipped through the night

past the amber glow

to a valley of light

through marble corridors and incense 

where mynah birds chanted in sacred verse

and carved jade statues cast their shadows

upon a temple of ivory and bamboo

 

and there ... 

sixty four golden disks climbed to god

and time became a moment 

and a moment became a lotus 

 

she walked to the edge

and dove back into her sea

her splash of stardrops

spread across the night 

she arched her back

and exhaled ... 

the earth became a bubble

and the sun rose and set

 

and she smiled

and spun around the moon

 

 

 

Reviews

[LilyT]

Yes sir, that's our Selene girl, like Ed Hart said. Not only does she cause a nice rosy flush in the guys but us girls too.


rose a porcelain skinned nymph

her eyes glint iridescent green


This is mesmerizing.

and she awoke

woman stood upright

she ate the fruit from trembling vines

and spit the onyx seeds of beginnings

into the jungle mist

where the wind swept them upward

to a nest feathered in hope and compassion

away from the reach of the predator

armored in bone and trophies of skin

heavy palms slapping the war drums of hell

a mad dance around the sacrificial fire





But don't go giving her any ideas for her encore, now.

she walked to the edge

and dove back into her sea

her splash of stardrops across the night

she arched her back

and exhaled ...

the earth became a bubble

and the sun rose and set



and she smiled

and spun around the moon



She's too close to the sea these days as it is. I hope one day you get to meet her. Then you'll see, although I think you already do, just how much this creation resembles our girl.

[An owl on the moon]

This is a vivid glimpse of an ancient song.. a music that still sings in the atmosphere but few stop to listen anymore.. a song that will be sung forever.. Beautiful light...

[faryn wolff]

I really enjoyed the feeling of immersing myself in the mystic waters of your poetry. oh boy i could soak up these pretty words for a warm while..

[ScaryTrees]

such a beautiful goddess you have shared
such lovely images wrought with alacrity

nice piece sir

[emmajoy]

As ever, your voice sings out to create a magical dream: a long held myth rising into what you see and feel is illuminated reality - such is your mind, poet.

Whether or not you write a few lines or a tome, you write with your heart - and here it positively glows!

[Miele1228]

I read this poem 4 times just because it was that good(: I really really like it and you definitely have talent!

[Muse]

what a fantastical fairy tale, gorgeous!

[Yevette Lee]

Beautifully writing a feast for the eyes imagination ...

[Lilly Negoi]

the perfect story-teller relating the perfect legend :). this is one of the poems that could be read and re-read without getting tired of them, because one can feel the grain of truth on which they're built...gorgeous penning Robin!

[John Jackson (El Juero)]

Just as viable and as beautiful as any Creation story I've read.
You ROCK, Mr. Amaral.

[Jūdan FyreHeart]

This is a beautiful step into the otherworld. Careful and elegant perceptions dripped upon the page in threaded beauty. Exploration giving way to realisation and finally returning to where we should be.