Descendants

It's Lord of the waters
driftwood, earth
and we ourselves  
65 percent plus
 
Its history is thick
with visions of fire and smoke
flared nostrils and tail
curled as a tendril of hair
ready to whip
 
yet, it's nature is benevolent
 
Created from a camel’s head
a deer’s horns
and a demon’s eyes
 
A bull’s ears
a snake’s neck
and a clam’s belly
 
A carp’s scales,
an eagle’s claws
and a tiger’s paws
 
quilted together to create
the Deity that is Dragon
given dominance over weather:
torrents of rain
wind and thunder
storms and tornadoes
 
emerging from the fog
as a Viking figurehead
crossing oceans
moving the seasons
in its wake
 
selfless benevolence
mythological unity
representing millenniums
of global history
 
Cardinal ruler of the East
rising sun, benign guardian
whose image adorns
sacred shrines and palaces
 
an emblem of Emperors
and noblemen alike
 
its pulsating force
arises in Spring
blessing the land with growth
 
and we, its descendants
with an abundantly
rising flood  
of prosperity  
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