PROMPT: Write a poem about a fictional deity.
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The sun is a snake,
that stretches across the desert.
Her scales are treasures of divine gold,
a light that blinds, a heat that burns cold.
Her skin is the earth, a million layers shed
of rocks above and sand below.
Her blood is the water, milk and honey,
broth of life
that seeds the land where it flows.
She is girl and woman, feminine exuberance.
She is eminence and royalty, first and only,
power and pride, patron of warriors.
At Her magnificence all will tremble,
all will bow.
AZUT is Her name,
the Song without.
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The moon is a bird,
whose wings span the desert.
His feathers are dreams and wishes of old,
whose light flutter carries stories untold.
His eyes are the heavens, a million stars shone
through clouds above and darkness bellow.
His breath is the air, ghost and spirit,
sound of death
that lulls the sky where it blows.
He is boy and man, masculine elegance.
He is grace and mystery, last and only,
patience and fecundity, patron of poets.
At His beauty none shall grieve,
none shall sin.
ATYR is His name,
the Song within.
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Sun and Moon
Snake and Bird
Can you hear them?
Land and Sky
Body and Spirit
Can you hear it?
For the blind, deaf and mute,
their voices are always near
For the siblings, friends and lovers,
their song is made clear.
For harmony is the sound of two,
made one and absolute
Only the lonely will not hear
the song of AZUT and ATYR
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