There Are No Gods - Only Children
There are No Gods
Only Children
Maui
December 2024
They found the great Turtle God
that held up the sky,
forbidden, of course, by elders
to even search for.
They dove and swan around it
until it collapsed in a great silky bloom
that traveled the sea.
The children returned
and the elders said:
Sit here.
We have heard the great sigh
and felt the earth heave.
But the sky is still there
It must be on your shoulders now.
Eat and rest.
Copyright © Douglas Brown | Year Posted 2025
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