Velene Campbell

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What The Goddess Did

She was hungry, so she made food to eat.
She was thristy, so she made the rain.
She was at first, so she made the many.

Then clouds became clouds because she wanted to see them,
The sun because she wanted to feel warmth on her skin.
So then she made snow, to feel the difference,
The difference between heat and cold,
And the wind because she wanted her breath to be felt,
That's why there are all kinds of birds,
To do this.

Before she was thirsty for life.
Alone.

Alone she was thirsty for life,
She wanted to be a mother.

She made each thing different,

Drops of water,
Sand grains,
Snowflakes,
Eyes,
Rivers,

Mouths to feed.

Then in the palm of her hand
She gathered these things,
Her breath in everything,
Crystals, green gems, rubies
And fire; in her hair insects crawled,
Made webs in her hair, and she
Wore them like emeralds,
They were related;

Her breath in clouds
And rain her spittle.

The clay gods spoke to her then,
Made mud. From out of the mud
She made a husband.

It rained a lot, didn't stop.
It still hasn't.

Copyright (c) Velene Campbell 2004. All rights reserved.

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