Beginning of a flame
Starting of a fire
Smoking refuse and burning substance
From the ashes rises She
Darker than the Night
Unlit even by the Moonlight
Tendrils of pale smoke
Whispering, drifting upwards
Spiraling to the sleeping sky
Silent diamonds glitter and watch
The air breathes with her
Tumbling the feather light ashes
Scattering them
Scattering them
She sighs
As the darkness sinks from violet to inky black
Her eyes flutter and open
She sits amidst the warm ashes
Touching them…stroking them
Slowly she rises
Gliding through the night
Sleeping ancient India
The ashes ignite
Her fire burns through darkness til daybreak
When she returns home to settle amongst them
Ashes once again
To wait once more for the absence of daylight
