The gods of Bali

 Mother Earth has woken
As the sun rises across the great rice terrace
A bird calls in the morning
This Java Kingfisher knows the day ahead
Light and cloud, then humidity and flight
Flight into the blue sky yonder

Hibiscus flower before the wild storm
Reminds the cobra of ying and yang
Snaking through the grasses
Back into the shade

Later when the storm subsides
And the children return to the village
After the school day,  
It is time to pray once more

Then it is time
To eat, sleep and dream,
Dream of the gods of Bali