maya

the days are new and the leaves restless
movement by design, growth by pattern
she is tianxia mu in the shadow of axis mundi
mother and child
she takes my hand

maya

opalescent in my eye
beneath the summer sun she is li
subsumed in passion we are blood
animals in dreams
love as one

maya

the ghost river spills amber in the wind
she dances of the guishen
her forgotten children
mother in tears
the leaves fall

maya

the days are old and the earth tired
my grey goddess fades
sadness in her smile
ash in her hand
the world turns

death in life
life in death

maya