Inn of the Wandering Dragon

We are entitled to our own
definitions of the world
we have in common

earth house (stay)
water well (carry)
fire stove (tend)
air song (sigh)
ether dream (die)

and try out new combinations
with key words
unlocking power

house on fire sing!
stove under water stay,
earth filled well die.

The spells and spellings
of our vocabularies
are oracular
in translation.

One woman in Pagnito-an
another in Solentiname
still another in Harxheim
naming
half the world together

can move their earth
must house their fire
be water to their song
will their dreams well.