In Tosi legend, narēdi (singular narēd /’nare:d/) are fire spirits that seduce zuna (the species that Tosi are) into throwing themselves into lava flows and burning. This is a poem about a narēd. Her name is Sapof (which comes from the Tosi words for “never extinguished”).
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the narēd
her bleeding eyes alight
with fires from ancient earth
weaving around the stones
from within a blistering cavern
hotter than the blinded stretches of the deserts
she claims those who gaze on her fiery glory
a death worthy of a queen
how sublime
to burn away
in the eyes of the narēd.
~
Mintaka
This is scary, powerful and beautiful all at the same time!
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Thanks so much!
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