Halls of the Dark Muse

Hapi is an Egyptian god of the Nile characterized as having the parts of both a man and a woman and ruling over a harem which consists of gods and goddeses. This poem is meant to capture the duel aspect of Hapi, as well as the duel nature of the river known for its extremes between flooding and ebbing.

Double-Sided Hapi

Woman's fertile waters
preserves life in sweet nourishment
as she impregnates rivers flow
before it recedes into desert sands
awaiting for the floods to emerge
that drown out the dry spell of dust
and allow life once more to thrive
she preserves us.