Erzulie


from the ABC set Theresa C Newbill's The Black House

Cascade, a form created by Udit Bhatia, is all about receptiveness, but in a smooth cascading
way like a waterfall. See the
structure example below:

a/b/c, d/e/A, f/g/B, h/i/C

Erzulie

She dances among a river of lights,
twinkling patterns of stars and swirls
lay their sleeping heads on a white procelain lake.

The involuntary powers that Venus sends
awakens fireflies against Her ghostly shimmer as
She dances among a river of lights.

This is where true love burns destiny's pure flame
reflecting on the reflex of an unearthly frame beside
twinkling patterns of stars and swirls.

Sea meets moon with an eternal note of sadness,
music lends itself to sweet poetry as Damballa, Agwe and Ogoun
lay their sleeping heads on a white procelain lake.

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