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PHOTO CREDIT: Above photo by John Rickman Photography, San Jose, California.
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Uadjet
by Jezibell
Ancient
Cobra of the Delta,
Rising warm and wondrous
From mud and flood and blood.
You sway stately beside the lotus,
Spreading your hood in the Nile breeze.
Your tongue is flame -
Hiss, crackle, snap!
Breath of animation
Illuminates, empowers.
Sensual energy,
Searing pleasure.
Lethal sting,
Sharp and silent.
You are guardian and guide,
Clever and cunning,
With mysteries in your coils
And magick in your eyes.
You stare -
Steady, kindly, deadly.
Quick to see,
Quick to soar,
Quick to strike.
Red Serpent Mother,
Tail in the soil,
Curling fertile over the Black Land,
Dancing in the shadow of the river,
Spiral of wisdom. |
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About this Poem
| In ancient Egyptian mythology, Uadjet was the cobra goddess of
justice, time, heaven, and hell. Her cult center was in the Nile
delta region. She was the uraeus (cobra-shaped symbol of sovereignty)
that appeared on the headdresses of Egyptian sovereigns. For
more information about Uadjet, see The
Goddesses Of Ancient Egypt elsewhere on this web site. |
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Other Poems by Jezibell on this Site
About the Poet
Jezibell is a poet, actress, bellydancer, teacher, and Wiccan
High Priestess who lives and works in New York City.
Jezibell has been writing poetry for most of her life as a form of both catharsis and creative expression. Her insights
and imagery flow out of her spiritual life, her dance, and her wide-ranging studies of ancient history, culture and mythology,
especially of Egypt, Mesopotamia and Greece. Her work has appeared in such diverse publications as Nomad's Choir, Perceptions, Xenophilia,
Our Pagan Times, and Circle Network News.
Special events have given Jezibell opportunities to combine
her multi-faceted interests in poetry, dance, and spirituality.
Her dance performances sometimes include brief introductions
with poetry to set the mood for the flowing movements of her
innovative choreography. For example, she has done readings of
her Isis poems, this one and Invocation Of The Priestess [also
on this web site], followed by a sublime dance using ethereal,
life-size golden wings. She also dances with a sword, demonstrating
extraordinary balance, and does a haunting performance in a darkened
room while holding candles that cast an exotic glow on her every
gesture and motion. Further, she uses her dance and poetry skills
in ritual and Goddess circles, as well as in her role as a teacher
of Paganism at Enchantments, a well-known source of Goddess information
and materials. |
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