Mirror, mirror
Crystal clearer
She stared, serene
Into vast sea of abandon
Pastel painted canyon
Let the wind steal her
Revitalize and feel her
That cool, mystic healer
That free and fearless Athené
Of fair and firm demeanor
Summoned tide of inner undine
Somersaulted and careened
Into the quiet depth of sandstone,
Wept into hand woven,
Morning commandments
Demanded her presence
With the whistling, whispering song
Of raven's wings
Lathed, like springs
Against the stillness of the light
Minced exquisitely, in flight.
-mmd 2019
Photography by Theresa Maria during The Desert Adventure preliminary shoot.