Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Sacred Seed with this poem, SACRED SEED SACRED SONG, which the title of my first poetry book came from. This poem was written 21 years ago and first self-published 20 years ago by Wild Fig Tree Press.
flesh and bones chill and rejoice
chill and rejoice
duet of northwesterly lapping waves
skins of ancient water and stone
meeting along the chorus line of ocean shore
a deep quartet rises in tones
of amber, heather, ruby, and ice
folding into a quintet of pounding heart chambers
opening, releasing to the verses
of the whole heart womb
alive
lay down in the circle of visions yet told
the mapping emerges in traces
of salt, ash, sand, and root hairs
veins of crimson and cobalt,
silver and gold
a calling, leading raptor release on high
as ruby-throated friends hover and feed
hover and feed
on honey blood nectar
the coiling, spiraling, glistening core
double strands of earth and sky
earth and sky
moonlight, sunlight, starlight, home
earthly seeds sing sweetly of winter rains
tentacled threads tying fast
fluid colors richly layering ebb and flood
ebb and flood
tide lines becoming score lines
faceted voices touch and hold
touch and hold
Marshall, California ~ 6 November 1996
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