It’s Just a Vase
a Curio Cabinet
sitting in the corner
out of the way
full of original art pieces
top shelf:
Hummingbird,
cut from Quartz Crystal,
Lapis, Jade
and other semi-precious stones,
keeping company with a
Vase
an ordinary vase,
with a cover, a top
some say it’s a
Ginger Jar
I guess it could be
others say it’s a
Temple Jar
there is a difference,
definitely a difference,
for they were made to hold
totally different items
made from glass
not blown glass
probably poured and molded
black glass, not completely opaque,
not too translucent, just a little
enough to see the content’s
Shadow
beautiful hand painted flowers.
not sure what they are, but beautiful
blue ones and red orange ones
on one branch
one branch with many off shoots
bearing flowers and green leaves
not Jasmine, not Lotus
maybe the
Sal Tree
blooms painted with artistic license
very pretty, beautiful, the
Sal Tree Blooms
is a
Holy Tree
they say the
Buddha
was born under one
and attained salvation under another
House of Tribal Goddess
it is called
very fitting for today
this
Temple Jar
has been patient with us
sitting on the top shelf under the spotlight
sitting in a place of honor,
just there, been there for over fifty years
now it has a purpose, a reason to exist
my one
Love
is gone
only
Her Ashes
remain
I have given
Her
my reason to exist away
I have given
My
Goddess
to that lonely jar
House of Tribal Goddess Temple Jar
