Love Sonnet XXXIX

....magic may die, but the song continues

Love Sonnet XXXIX

 

 

As I walked the canyon’s valley, I

heard Spider Woman singing,

weaving the Mesa’s walls with

colors, rich hues that told the

 

story of Earth’s creation; the

story of the Hero Twins, Child

Born of Water, and Monster Slayer.

woven there were the Sun, Moon,

 

and Stars, all part of the Dine’

mythos and the Navajo Way of Life.

As she wove and sang,

 

you approached, arms stretched

wide, embracing me with your songs

and mystery, with your life.

 

Aztec Warrior / redzone 3.23.2025

Author's Note

....thank you for reading.

Reviews

[ETERNITY]

You spin and weave all these visions of the Mesa's walls and these stories of the Hero Twins, Child born of Water, Monster slayer, the Navajo way of life...All this is true?

[redzone]

Spider Woman and the Hero Twins are part of the Navajo creation story. They are a big part of Navajo culture and myths, so in that sense they are true, that is actual belief. But they are myths, fantasy, just like the biblical creation story. Most cultures have their own versions of how we came about, the earth, the stars, people, made up in attempts to explain why things happen.

My purpose in writing them into my poems, is the hope that people who read my poems go and look up these beliefs, discover for themselves the Hero Twins and Spider Woman, or the Navajo Way. My thinking is that the more we know about each other the more we come to respect and honor the diversity of human beings and how this can unite us as one species inhabiting our little planet.

I am glad you enjoyed my weaving, Eternity

[ETERNITY]

Thanks for explaining. Some of us are too lazy to research and if I don't make notes..OMGOSH, I have tons of note books. Thanks so much.