Generations (Forest Temple)

Jillian Aversa

Generations
by Jillian Aversa

Deep in the brume of juniper and fern 
A moon overhead and stones at my feet 
I walked through a veil of cypress and birch 
And came to a surface painted with leaves 

Voiceless, a child appeared in the brush 
And smiled with a hush, all dusty and tanned 
And before I could speak, she ran to my side 
And knelt with a flow'r she placed in my hand 

Dancing, singing, voices ringing 
Rising, falling, giving, being 
Waiting, growing, teaching, knowing 
Waxing, waning, ebbing, flowing 

Faces gaze upon me 
Ageless figures some alive 

Deep in the brume of juniper and fern 
A moon overhead and stones at my feet 
I walked through a veil of cypress and birch 
And came to a surface painted with leaves 

Voiceless, a mother came with her child 
And smiled with a hush, all rosy and tanned 
And before I could speak, she walked to my side 
And knelt with a key she placed in my hand 

Without a sound 
They mouthed the words of mystery 
And I knew no translation 
For the history they gave to me 

Deep in the brume of juniper and fern 
A moon overhead and stones at my feet 
I walked through a veil of cypress and birch 
And came to a surface painted with leaves 

Voiceless, a crone appeared in the brush 
And smiled with a hush, all twisted and tanned 
And before I could speak, she fell at my side 
And lifted a tome she placed in my hand

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