Maternal Endearment

In the realm of the eternal compassionate Queen Mother,
The potent forces of fire, wind, water act judiciously upon the land,
As faithful servants they help to carry out her designated plan.

Beneath the terrestrial crust, deep within the fiery fluid core,
Streams of molten magma gushing violently to form a dome,
Reshape and renew the surface of our earthy global home.

Nourish and replenish by the power of life-flowing waters,
Falling upon vast oceans and lands with arid sands or thriving green foliage,
Provide refreshing continuity to the changing worldly form of each tattered age.

Cradled in swollen bellies, eggs, pods, all warmed by maternal glow,
Reaming with potential life, seeds of fertility sprout and grow,
Producing an unbroken progression of offspring, both kin and kind.

Guarding passionately over each of us with sword in hand and watchful eye,
We can rest easily knowing that you are protecting nature and I.
Oh Salutations! Divine Mother within us all.


*The inspiration for the artwork and poem is the goddess Santhanalakshmi.