Naga

Naga

1

Naga slither

among six realms,

get caught

between hell,

     devas—

"Milk the goat."

2

Not six

     heavens,

seventeen thrown

up against

the Milky Way—

     "Hurry up!"

3

They say

you can use

     bamboo

     as rebar

in concrete—

"You can dance."

[mythopoeia]

They Say

1

Naga slither

among six realms,

get caught

between hell,

     devas—

"Milk the goat."

2

Not six

     heavens,

seventeen thrown

up against

the Milky Way—

     "Hurry up!"

3

They say

you can use

     bamboo

     as rebar

in concrete—

"You can dance."

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