Entwined in soft hews her skin mimicked the place She called her heart. This woodland paradise of Older than human time. Flowers bloomed on her Always in bloom her modesty hidden from eyes That may pry upon her beauty.
She nurtured saplings in growth told them Stories of the old, this made them nurture The words into leafs and reach higher than They were before. Her whispers encouraged Them to yearn to touch the sky above.
She gathered her children in the air they Skimmed upon the winds carrying them near And far. Seeds that would each year do a pilgrimage To the furthest reaches and seed the groundΒ Β with Her words whispered "grow my children of earth,
As fragrant as flowers her beauty was of natures Gestures, each moulded to what was seen by only The animals and wondering folk who glanced Mesmerised in service they offered to be guardians Of this place of mother earth, where her children live.
this is an extended version of the two senryus [beauty is bestowed] & [leafs hide modesty] ~Goddess of nature~