Nuwa Mends The Sky

Nuwa Mends The Sky
© Surazeus
2025 01 12

As lightning flashes across the black clouds 
Pangu bears huge serpent egg to his cave 
where his pregnant wife Huaxu brews peach juice 
so she fries the egg on large iron plate 
then consumes vibrant spirit of the sky 
and gives birth to human twins with snake tails. 

Gliding with elegant grace on lake shore, 
Nuwa in snake-skin skirt and flower wreath 
plucks peaches from the giant tree of faith, 
then gives them to children who jump and race 
as they play chase in rocky tangled woods, 
while she sings wordless melodies with birds. 

Gathering wild forest people by Luo River, 
Fuxi teaches them how to wear skin clothes, 
how to fish with nets and cook fish in pots, 
then couples them in pairs with wedding vows 
so fathers bring food to mothers and children 
in wood huts he teaches them how to build. 

Approaching tree of faith on river shore, 
Zhurong snatches peaches with furtive glance, 
till Nuwa appears from bright flash of light, 
enormous serpent with cute human face 
slithering through branches of her peach tree, 
so he falls back on the ground in surprise. 

Bowing before serpent goddess Nuwa, 
Zhurong explains that he needs the preach rind 
to stop terrible world-destroying war 
between Sea God Gonggong with fleet of ships 
and Mountain God Zhuanxu with gang of horsemen, 
hoping to save humans from brutal death. 

Noticing that their conflict over power 
has destroyed mountains and cities with storms, 
Nuwa beams electric energy rays 
and smelts five elemental stones of nature 
to repair shattered roof of the azure sky, 
setting the world firm on four turtle legs. 

Gazing at markings on shell of the turtle 
that emerges from calm flow of Luo River, 
Fuxi designs method of divination 
to maintain balance of the potent way 
through spiral patterns of Mountain and Sea 
which nurtures energy of human souls. 

Relaxing on muddy shore of the river, 
Nuwa molds humans from clay of the Earth, 
morphing mouse to cat to monkey to man, 
breathes spirit of the sun into their hearts, 
then smiles as children she created play 
with joyful laughter of the healing sky.