Blue Crane Of Longevity

Blue Crane Of Longevity
© Surazeus
2025 05 30

Riding the blue crane of longevity, 
I fly high over Kunlun Mountain peaks 
and land by jade waters of Lake Heihai, 
then climb secret trail past the tiger cave 
through orchard where Peaches of Wisdom bloom 
to Sapphire Palace beneath Whirlwind Peak. 

Attending banquet in the jeweled hall, 
I offer gift of my heart with respect 
to Xi Wangmu, Queen Mother of the West, 
who accepts Emerald Tablet from my hand, 
then takes Big Dipper from the starry sky 
and fills my grail with honey-spiced peach wine. 

While Zhongli Quan strums strings of the guzheng 
that vibrates bright from the Grand Empty Space, 
Wijimu Infinite Mother of Life 
dances gracefully across the rainbow 
to scatter sparkling rain on fields of crops 
where farmers celebrate with grateful songs. 

At sudden blast of swirling mountain wind 
the two-horned dragon-bodied Qilin horse 
emerges from pine woods on flaming wings 
and gallops with thunderous elegance 
in Sapphire Palace to bow before throne 
where Xi Wangmu offers ripe peach to eat. 

Strange vision glows before our dreaming eyes 
that plays dramatic scenes on wall of mirrors 
foretelling birth of the new world-famed sage 
who will arrive during the great world war 
to help us overthrow nationalist tyrants 
and create United Nations of Earth. 

Returning to my home in Okoni, 
nestled in lush foothills of Appalachia, 
I offer cracked corn to the blue-winged crane 
who gives me scroll with fifty thousand songs, 
then bows and soars into the silver clouds 
with blessings from the heart of Xi Wangmu. 

Though dream of America seems to fade 
from ideal state where every human being 
is treated equal under one fair law, 
threatened by white nationalist supremacy, 
I will nurture growth of Zarathia 
where every person in the world lives free. 

Inspired by Xi Wangmu, Mother of Earth, 
who offers soul-nurturing Peach of Wisdom 
for every human living on this Earth 
to savor pleasure and beauty of life, 
I work to build our new America 
based on Liberty and Justice for all.