III. The Empress
Amid the life-giving waters
golden wheat fields
and verdant forest
the empress luxuriates
in the fullness of her fertility
Crowned with the stars of the heavens
adorned with the pearls of the sea
draped in silks of pomegranate and
holding aloft the scepter of the world
a symbol of her reign
The empress nurtures herself
as she awaits the arrival
of her abundance
made manifest
The empress is
every woman.
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Luxuriates wins verb of the day. Solid work, great vocabulary choices.
I like the way the last two stanzas whittle down to that one true thing.
” every woman “
Satisfying conclusion.
I love the baroque personification
Thank you all!