by nancy wood...

i am a woman
i hold up half of the sky
i am a woman
i nourish half the earth
i am a woman
the rainbow touches my shoulders
the universe encircles my eyes
woman of the mountains
lying face up, to the sky
what do you know of old stars born?
when you were young
with raindrops forming tears
for all the stars which died
what has the moon told you of lonliness
with it's sad face fixed on yours
waiting forever to be touched
by the mothering sun
what song does the wind play for you?
as it lingers on your breast
and hollows out the softness of your thighs
who has kept you company through the ages
as the earth turned green beneath you
and the river flowed, from your eyes
woman of the mountains
lying face up, to the sun
when will you know
the generosity of time
to crumble your unmoving body into mine