soft sacred silent receptive
you come whispering
tiptoeing in on breezy feet
a kiss and smile on your lips
cheeks flushed and laughing
goosebumps from the cold
mud on your cheek
your hair smells like wet grass
there's ferns stuck between your toes
wild doe, gentle wild fierce being darling creature
she who howls in the night and dances in the day and fears nothing yet lies quaking
she who holds all the world in her hands yet mutters self-limiting mantras to herself under her breath
she would glitters on stages around the world yet cannot stand atop the stage within her heart
and dialogue with her self
why
can't i hear you?
morning silence, midnight waiting, baiting
i welcome you
with smoke, stone, and elixir
i welcome you
with colors, books, and music
i welcome you
with empty pages, receptive bodies,
and baskets once overflowing now tipped dry to receive the blessings of sun, wind, moon, earth
i welcome you
silent raging loud ravaging one
creator destructress amazing empress
come fill me now
