Durga

I Am Red Devi,

cosmic, invincible

protectress,

lion-heart,

riding the tiger.

I Am your fierce Mother,

of inexorable power,

Author and Guardian.

I Am Mystery, Giver of All.

I Am the Moon, the Source.

I Am womben's life-giving sea

of non-violent womb-blood,

non-violent inner sea

of dark fertility

that rocks futurity,

crescent cradled

in Sita’s boat of hope.

All blood belongs to Me!

My flowing blood of life

rivers in veins

like sap in trees.

At peace, creative,

I do the orchestrated work of wisdom,

weaving worlds with My many arms.

© Tamara Rasmussen 2018