Songs of the Tree of Life
1. The Song of the Ovaries
The flowers of the tree of life;
The seeds of past and future
Shining in the leaves,
When she takes the fruit
The leaves yellow and fall.
The fruit of the tree of life
She will leave within the goblet
Hidden in the maze.
Will he reach the fruit
Taste the meaning of life?
The roots of the tree of life
Draw their strength from your existence
Woman of the world.
If you find your voice
The world can be renewed.
2. The Song of the Womb
In spring she is spinning her gossamer gown,
In autumn she’s knitting her shawl,
But she sighs and she weeps and unravels the wool
As soon as the yellow leaves fall.
In Spring she will offer the sweet honey dew
In autumn the best of the wine,
But when the rain falls in the dark of the night
She pours out the blackberry wine.
In spring she will give you the blessing of love
In autumn renewal of youth
But on clear winter nights in the well of her dreams
She will show you the image of truth.
Laura Taylor
Wed 13th Oct 2010 10:14
I really like this. Some stand-out lines for me:
"But she sighs and she weeps and unravels the wool" - and the entire middle stanza of part 2.
Do you know of Louise Bourgeois? You remind me of her in some ways. She's a bit of a hero for me :)