This poem is from the February 3, 2015 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from
alexseanchai and
this picture. It has been sponsored by
lynnoconnacht.
"Star Deity"Star Deity is black light
Star Deity is white shadows
Robe made of nebulas
Hairpins of embers
Star Deity is masculine female
Star Deity is feminine male
Fingerprints of kindling
Footprints of ashes
Star Deity's spirit is too big
To be only one thing.
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Notes:“The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.”
--
Carl SaganStar deities may be associated with the
night,
sky, and/or
sun.
Androgynous deities may have traits of both sexes, none, or something else altogether.
Because human thought is limited, but we often conceive of divinity as unlimited, we may describe deities as
transcendent. Even religions with more specific, personified deities
often have an Unknowable Divine as well.