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African Goddess of Love and the River

Griselda Steiner

The River

images-7Under a crescent moon
the river flows
with never ceasing music.

Tall weeds thrash in the breeze
the waters reclining
like a woman
ripe with the sun.

Golden bracelets  jangle
as dancing feet of mad women
slip through the mud
to the cool waters.

Charm

images2Oh Golden Lady
virgin coquette
complete in yourself
capture a heart for me.

The new moon your mirror
the sacred drum your womb
accept my gift of flowers
candles, incense.

Please don't cry.
Not a harsh word.

A Girl

images-3Being by nature
innocent,
a girl, loving
cannot ward off
evil, ignorance, hate
or even a rude remark.

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November 2013

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Griselda Steiner is a poet, dramatist and free-lance writer living in New York City. A member of the Playwrights and Directors Unit of the Actors Studio from 2007 through 2009, she has written the play MARY M and the MAD PROPHET, the musical HYPATIA and screenplay THE GODDESS IN EXILE.
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