Laurels Literary Magazine Spring 2015 | Page 20

It is the celestial body that illuminates the sky, you joined the sun, and Ra came into being. Oh Ra, my eyes will forever be blind if I do not see you warm my soul tomorrow at dawn. East and West, never the twain shall meet? Yet China knows the king of the sky, and the benevolent bird. Male and Female, two opposites, but within Yin and Yang, the mythical creatures are alike in dignity. When these two come together as one, dancing in the skies, any married couple will be blessed with joy. Abundance to all! Let the land be fertile too! From the ground to the skies above, ponder if the legendary creatures are true: behold the Dragon and the Phoenix The spectacle is majestic, along with grey clouds of heaven, they now fade from sight. [9] H