Once there was a frozen land
Thick with ice;
cold, dark and desolate.
No life could live there.
Everything lies in deep freeze.
But wait!
What's this?!!
Something moved beneath the ice;
something gingerly,
something warm and fiery.
Oh! The Great Mother is full of surprises!
This little fire grew bigger.
It grew steadier and stronger.
It began to melt the age-old ice!
Lotuses rise up from burnt ashes.
Flames turned into golden fishes when touched water.
Life begins again.
- Khema Yen, 6 February 2018
( The mandala above is titled "Fire for Life!)
