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Pele’s Fire
(sonnet)
formule poésie érotique 27/30
Arose in mist from Kā’ne’s moving thought,
A heart of flame from mana-ocean flew,
Kaua’i, Oahu and Maui brought.
Her staff, from fire rings the Islands grew.
Pele, makai from Haleakala,
Observed “a swimmer” rising from the sea.
Though husband of her sister, Namaka,
Aukele came with Pele willingly.
So strong their joining even seas retreat,
Their flows’ unite, another island brings.
But in Namaka’s rage, Pele’s defeat,
Her bones at rest in Mauna Loa's rings.
To seek Pele, hike Kilauea’s heights,
Where love for Aukele still heats her night.
(Photo: United States Geological Survey)
formule poésie érotique 27/30
Arose in mist from Kā’ne’s moving thought,
A heart of flame from mana-ocean flew,
Kaua’i, Oahu and Maui brought.
Her staff, from fire rings the Islands grew.
Pele, makai from Haleakala,
Observed “a swimmer” rising from the sea.
Though husband of her sister, Namaka,
Aukele came with Pele willingly.
So strong their joining even seas retreat,
Their flows’ unite, another island brings.
But in Namaka’s rage, Pele’s defeat,
Her bones at rest in Mauna Loa's rings.
To seek Pele, hike Kilauea’s heights,
Where love for Aukele still heats her night.
(Photo: United States Geological Survey)
Published 27th Apr 2018
| Edited 8th May 2018
Author's Note
Ok - before the corrections start - I took liberties with the Pele story.
She did seduce - or he did - her sister's (Namaka's) husband (Aukele).
Pele did create the islands - Kaua'i, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, and Hawai'i by using her staff to did the fire pits ("ring" because "pit" in the usage here brought up the wrong image).
Her joining with Aukele did not directly result in the Island of Hawai'i, it did result in her death at the hands of her sister.
She is thought to live on Kilauea but her bones are thought to be on Maui.
I have explained the names above - "Kā' ne" is the creator god, "mana" is the ur-ocean created first from which all things arise, "makai" means towards the ocean, "Haleakala" is the volcano on Maui.
Photo: Goddess Inspired
She did seduce - or he did - her sister's (Namaka's) husband (Aukele).
Pele did create the islands - Kaua'i, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, and Hawai'i by using her staff to did the fire pits ("ring" because "pit" in the usage here brought up the wrong image).
Her joining with Aukele did not directly result in the Island of Hawai'i, it did result in her death at the hands of her sister.
She is thought to live on Kilauea but her bones are thought to be on Maui.
I have explained the names above - "Kā' ne" is the creator god, "mana" is the ur-ocean created first from which all things arise, "makai" means towards the ocean, "Haleakala" is the volcano on Maui.
Photo: Goddess Inspired
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