by Cosi Fabian
Inanna, Astarte, Ishtar and Isis,
We reach down the years of women
To Your love and wisdom.
Inanna, Astarte, Ishtar and Isis,
We remember You in the cymbal
And the sweetness of the fig.
Inanna, Astarte, Ishtar and Isis,
We know You by the evening star
And the rhythm of our blood.
Inanna, Astarte, Ishtar and Isis,
We declare You with henna and gold
And the courage of our lives.
Inanna, Astarte, Ishtar and Isis,
We offer You our bodies to love
And speak Your words.
Inanna, Astarte, Ishtar and Isis,
We reach down the years of women
To Your love and wisdom.
by Genevieve Taggard
In your dream you met Demeter
Splendid and severe, who said: Endure.
Study the art of seeds,
The nativity of caves.
Dance your gay body to the poise of waves;
Die out of the world to bring forth the obscure
Into blisses, into needs.
In all resources
Belong to love. Bless,
Join, fashioin the deep forces,
Asserting your nature, priceless and feminine.
Peace, daughter. find your true kin.
--then you felt her kiss.
Source: "Her Words: An Anthology of Poetry about the Great Goddess" Edited by Burleigh Muten
