From the womb of the woman
and the heart of the man
a new tree grows
Through each fragile leaf
a narrow way opens
to other worlds:
a way like birth containing pain
and ecstasy
Drops of blood like light
pour through the darkness:
strange dew defeating time and space,
blotting out the stench
of decay:
turning the universe over
healing the curse of chaos
The tree survives flood and famine
dances to the music of eternity