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Sacred Breath

Breath of Inspiration

Sacred Breath

Mother of days
of deities
in the night of the sleeping soul
you rest on your carpet of reptile earth
while the world has turned vile and mean

Mother of daughters
who will give birth
to more days and more deities
Mother of small deaths
monstrous and beautiful Medusa
moribund you await
the breath of the infinite

at last your man arrives
muse
angel
transfigured fish
he covers you in the generous night
you receive his breath
in the chastity
of your millenary mouth
your hollow chest rouses
your empty womb throbs

the children that the world was yearning for awaken:
the Word rides her enchanted steed
Music flutters ocean wings
Art finds its Initiate’s aura
Liberty opens eyes swollen from pain
the Moon dances in a sky of steamy waves

your hands caress your lover’s fins
Earth erupts in a lustful sea
Sea soars to a limitless universe
your captive soul is freed

Mother of Bellerophon
of Pegasus
the Muses Aphrodite Diana
all the constellations
all the days

Mother
calm our thirst
inspire us with your light
return to your children
your art
your spirit
your peace


Aliento Sagrado

Madre de días
de diose
en la noche del alma dormida
descansas en tu alfombra de tierra reptil
mientras el mundo se ha vuelto vil y mezquino

Madre de hijas
que darán a luz
a más días y más dioses
Madre de pequeñas muertes
monstruosa y bella Medusa
esperas con aire de moribunda
el soplo del infinito

por fin llega tu hombre
musa
ángel
pez transfigurado
te cubre en la noche generosa
recibes su aliento
en el pudor
de tu boca milenaria
se levanta tu pecho hueco
palpita tu vientre vacío

despiertan los hijos que anhelaba el mundo:
la Palabra cabalga en su caballo encantado
la Música revolotea alas marinas
el Arte encuentra su aura de Iniciado
la Libertad abre ojos henchidos de dolor
la Luna baila en un cielo de olas vaporosas

tus manos acarician las aletas de tu amante
la Tierra irrumpe en el mar lujurioso
el Mar vuela a universos nuevos
se libera tu alma cautiva

Madre de Belerofonte
de Pegaso
de las Musas Afrodita Diana
de todas las constelaciones
todos los días

Madre
calma nuestra sed
inspíranos con tu luz
devuelve a tus hijos
tu arte
tu espíritu
tu
tu paz

 

 


Poet: Maura Harvey

© Maura Harvey
Agosto, 2003

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