<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="gmail_default"><div style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal;" class="">The Long Mountain Alive</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal;"> </p><div style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal;" class=""> Pele is the earth-eating woman</div><div style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal;" class=""> Goddess of the Sacred land</div><div style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal;" class=""> She's eating Mana—Life</div><div style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal;" class="">As she stirs it now anew</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal;"> </p><div style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal;" class=""> Pele speaks to my treasured things</div><div style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal;" class=""> The Eternity I've ever known</div><div style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal;" class=""> Such I hold in deepest value</div><div style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal;" class=""> She takes with her warm embrace</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal;"> </p><div style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal;" class=""> Pele lives in my deepest dreams</div><div style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal;" class=""> Stirring, slashing—Awakening</div><div style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal;" class=""> Jealous for my lasting love</div><div style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal;" class=""> She burns away all false desire</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal;"> </p><div style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal;" class=""> Pele is born of fertility</div><div style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal;" class=""> Alone she stoked her long canoe</div><div style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal;" class=""> And gave birth to fire!</div><div style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal;" class=""> Then danced hula like lava</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal;"> </p><div style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal;" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Jon G. Jackson</div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br class=""></div></div></body></html>