INANNA

The original, as inspired by the ancient Sumerian poet Enheduanna, reflects a style that dates back over 4,000 years, to around 2285–2250 BCE. However, the actual words are newly written and imagined

To Inanna, Eternal One

O Inanna, Queen of Heaven’s might,

Within your shadowed Glance, I Stand�"

An Ember�"kindled by your Sight�"

My Heart�"a Flame, within your Hand�"

For You�"I lift this Hymn�"my Plea�"

Through Dust and Storm, in fractured Grace�"

Bearing Scars�"yet whole in Thee�"

And in Thy Name, a soft Embrace�"

Your Breath�"it moves�"through whispered Skies�"

In Murmurs�"as no mortal hears�"

To call the Lost, the meek�"the wise�"

To walk, with Thee�"beyond our years�"

O Bearer bright�"of Wisdom’s Light�"

With Stars�"entwined within Thy Hair�"

We seek�"thy Grace�"a lone Delight�"

And rest�"within Thy watchful Care�"

I am but Clay�"beneath Thy Feet�"

A shifting Shape�"by Nature planned�"

Yet in Thy Love�"my Form complete�"

Held firm�"by unseen Hand�"