From far below, from the shade
Up into the leaves she gazed
Sunlight dazzling down, shone
Chequering across her face
Red globes of fire burnt,
With swathes of green, embers
Calling her, the breath of the wind
Reaching fingers, branching bent
From far above, from the shade
Down into the world I gazed
My light dazzling down shone
A sense of awe on my very face
Perfect, beautiful, plentiful, below
Meandering blue, green, brown swirls lay
My breath whistling between and around,
Something amiss amidst I found
She jumped, stretched, strove
But to no avail,
Wretched globes, higher, higher they swayed,
She clawed up the thick trunk
Scraped knees, her only result
Threw stones that clattered down,
Climbed ropes coming undone
I watched her thus day after day
I couldn’t see why,
Why she didn’t go away
Berries, waters, snakes, men
None swayed her, on and on she went
Ladders too short, axes too weak
Angry, unbowed, unbent, her whim
I thought long, divided by her quest
Give in, or be unmoved overhead
Comprehend not, but know I said
Will be her, their fate forever ahead
Wonder on about me, me alone
Feed my pride, my need to be known
I threw a bolt, lightning streaked
Splitting night, sky, tree in two
Globes smouldering, turned dull
Green, brown, scorched earth
In the dark crimson glow
She danced rapt, lost
I saw then, in that face marred;
Want is all we know and are
Sins, virtues all at par
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