III.
She teaches love
Sprung full-fledged into being
at the conception of her child
and newly created at every
new conception
She, the goddess
She, the universe
She, all-provident womb
and totality of her offspring’s
first self-knowledge
Her gaze, the first mirror
seen over the horizon
of the soft, round taste
of need satisfied
Creatrix and creation indistinguishable
The mystery of her generosity is this:
though giving ceaselessly, she makes no sacrifice
All she gives, she gives to herself
through her creations
Her progeny spin out, as droplets of water
from the ocean
At the moment they are realizing their separate being
she is recognizing the unity
of her essence with them
Becoming one by becoming many
pupil and matrix
she teaches love.
