Praise for the one who hears
and heeds the world's sad cries
offering the solace of her love
like children bathed
in the warm light
of a mother's eyes
her love surrounds us
sooths our restless griefs
so many names she goes by
Tara, Guan Yin, Mary
Sophia and a thousand more
sister and soulmate
lover and friend
mother of all
for her the jewelled
galaxies spin round
like sufi dancers
with their whirling robes
and she the central vortex
sucks the stars
back in making new worlds
new universes
for love
for beauty
for her own delight