Soignenga*
Shapeshifting
dreaming **Sarasvati...four
arms embrace me
the touch of musical strings I sink further
into a stream of silk the river flows
through the sky Aditya on his chariot
floating I ride the shapeshifting clouds
on an elephant the mahout fades into mist
kirtan did I wake to deeper sleep?
ha! and rising from that nothingness into . . .
A *Soignenga
is a linked poem consisting of 8 one-liners. The theme is
dreaming. The Soignenga may be done solo or with partners. The
Soignenga was created by Alexis K. Rotella on the 21 March 1997.
**Sarasvati
is the
Hindu
goddess
of knowledge, music and the arts. Saraswati has been identified
with the
Vedic
Saraswati River. She is considered as consort of
Brahma, the Hindu god of creation.
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