Ankh

carved of wood and gilded in the purest of gold I am the key to the afterlife energy of the eternal life force greet the spirits which hold me tight within their grip I will bring a fruitful endeavour while you dance upon this earth drink from the well of life my spirit forms I am the tree of life I am all joy I am the zest of life kiss me and touch me to your forehead I will enrich your body and delight your soul a gift of reproduction , regeneration and immortality I am the womb I am the fertile soil the warmth of the sun I will give the diety a gift to guide you I am neither the beginning nor the end I am the eternal......... ________ "contest"