Amor Fati and the Golden Flower
12 inch diameter
Cotton threads and glass beads
On linen
Ouroborus
Hurricane
ODE TO FATE AND LOVE
Round bellied laughing luminous
soul
How alive you sing
Through with and of
Fate’s reckoning
That never grips but
Opens doors to your house
And sanctifies who you are and
why.
Round bellied crying robust soul
How sparkling your tears
Splash above and below
Fate’s pillar
That never falters but
Strengthens the roof of your
house
And protects who you are and why.
Round bellied Buddha Goddess soul
How holy your riches
Shower away and toward
Fate’s spring
That never floods but
Washes the windows of your house
And gives sight to who you are
and why.
Round bellied wonder warrior soul
How strong your center
Holds out and in
Fate’s womb
That never abandons but
Moves to the bedchamber of your
house
And gives dreams of who you are
and why.
Round bellied eternal feminine
soul
How numinous your aura
Breathes invisible and tangible
Fate’s mystery
Whose unknown never frightens but
Travels from your house to garden
And plants seeds for who you are
and why.
O Round bellied cherub infant
soul
How golden the birth
Heralds to and from
Fate’s cradle
Whose promise never rocks but
Stills the Earth and heavens
And gives reason to who you are
and why.
