Rusty Kjarvik is a writer, musician, and artist. His poetry publications include 3:AM Magazine, Emerge Literary Journal, and Rio Grande Review. With short fiction inHaggard & Halloo and visual art forBaltimore Review, Kjarvik also performs world fusion music. Visit his blog.
Domestic Pantheon
By Rusty Kjarvik
Saraswati, for Music
Shakyamuni, for Overcoming Fear
Adonai, for Honoring Ancestors
Dionysius, for Abundance
Napi, for the First People
Guanyin, for Compassion
Green Tara, to Endure Night
Thoth, for Creation
Isis and Osiris, for Our First Love
Tao, for Harmony
Kali, for Reckless Abandon
Bastet, to Guard Death
Horus, to Behold the Mirror of Time
Surya, for Liberation
Al-‘Uzzá, for Renewal
Muses, to Ascend
Seraphim, for Subtle Support
Bodhisattvas, to Remain Present
Cai Shen, for Communal Prosperity
Shakyamuni, for Overcoming Fear
Adonai, for Honoring Ancestors
Dionysius, for Abundance
Napi, for the First People
Guanyin, for Compassion
Green Tara, to Endure Night
Thoth, for Creation
Isis and Osiris, for Our First Love
Tao, for Harmony
Kali, for Reckless Abandon
Bastet, to Guard Death
Horus, to Behold the Mirror of Time
Surya, for Liberation
Al-‘Uzzá, for Renewal
Muses, to Ascend
Seraphim, for Subtle Support
Bodhisattvas, to Remain Present
Cai Shen, for Communal Prosperity
