“Goddess Nut”, a poem fashioned from Egyptian Mythology.

 

“Viriditas”, wc, janekohut-bartels, 2000

 

NUT

 

 

 

I am the Temple,

the Universe at night.

 

 

I am Goddess Nut.

 

 

I spread my body over

dark, silky skies

and the Sun is born from my

yawning mouth at dawn.

 

 

Fading moon

Creeps up my bowels at break of day

as does brother Sun

when his glory dimmed

and I cradle both

within me their cosmic

glory now dulled down

like sleepy children

until release throws them

High in the sky.

 

 

I am the Keeper.

 

 

All Celestial bodies

I, the nourisher

of life and death that passes.

 

I, Nut, sleep at day,

my stars well hidden

by the birth of Sun

I courted by Geb, Earth God

who sucks the night dew

from my  breasts with sweet lips

reaching with stiff cock

makes the Earth fertile with love,

and the universe fruitful.

 

 

I am the River.

 

Water where distant

planets and stars sail

on their skyward journey,

the celestial travail.

 

My Houri marks time,

passage of cosmic travel

discarding veils

until naked at dawn,

retire to the horizon.

They sleep once again under

My belly,  gathered near.

 

My presence lends fear to man

I touch eyes with sleep.

I round out the universe

dark fulsome Night.

 

 

I am the Passage.

I am the Keeper of Souls.

I am Mystery.

 

I am Nut.

 

 

 

Jane Kohut-Bartels

Copyrighted, 2015

 

 

(Goddess Nut was published in Pitcher of Moon, 2014, Amazon.com (Createspace)

“Goddess Nut”……poem based on Egyptian mythology.

This poem dedicated to CZBZ, a woman who inspires so many with her compassion and wisdom.

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NUT (Choka)

 

I am the Temple

of the Universe at night,

I am Goddess Nut.

I spread my body over

the dark, silky sky

and the Sun is born from my

open mouth at dawn, each day.

 

 

Invisible moon

crawls into my bowels at dawn

as does brother Sun

at night when his glory dimmed

and I cradle both

within me their majestic

glory now dulled down

until the release of them

thrown high up into the sky.

 

 

I am the keeper.

All Celestial bodies

I, the nourisher

of life and death that passes

I, Nut, sleep at day,

my stars and I well hidden

by the birth of Sun

but courted by Geb, Earth God

who sucks the night dew

from my two breasts with sweet lips

reaching with his maleness

makes the Earth fertile with love,

and the universe fruitful.

 

 

I am the River

where planets and stars sail through

on their skyward journey,

the celestial travail.

My Houri marks time,

passage of cosmic travel

discarding their veils

til naked at dawn, retire

on the horizon.

They sleep once again under

My belly and gathered near.

 

I am the passage.

I am the Keeper of Souls.

I am the mystery.

My presence lends fear to man

I touch eyes with sleep.

I round out the universe

Dark, fulsome Night.

I am Nut.

 

 

Jane Kohut-Bartels

Copyrighted, 2014