Hieros Gamos
On
their way to Egypt
two lions bound in the dark
across level Earth,
maned lion and lioness.
They
carry desert
Nile and fertile delta.
They carry the royal sphinx.
Inside
of them are the sun
and the darkness
of Africa.
Inside
of them are the
four directions
and the center.
The 2River View, 4.3 (Spring 2000)