#tahitian dancers

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My gorgeous friend 🥰✨

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Tahitian dancer, French Polynesia, by AlikaPhotography

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Tahitian dance.

Divine Feminine

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hi! hope you're well! i was wondering if you'd have any recommendations for a female fc who is either full chinese or half chinese/white in her 20s (or early 30s but can pass for 20s). someone with sort of a willowy, dancer's build and looks very elegant. i like natasha liu bordizzo and havana rose liu a lot, but i feel that they might be too common as fcs and i think it would be nice to use an actress or model who isn't often seen!

appreciate your help very much, as well as all the content you post! (thank you especially for posting some important donation links and resources, i'm always happy to see those being spread.) best wishes to you as well, take care and have a wonderful weekend!

Gina Jin (1990) Chinese.

Li Qin (1990) Chinese.

Lulu Xuan (1991) Chinese.

Zhang Yuxi (1991) Chinese.

Dilraba Dilmurat (1992) Uyghur.

Yang Zi (1992) Chinese.

Zhu Xudan (1992) Chinese.

Gulnazar (1992) Uyghur.

Olivia Sui (1993) Chinese.

Jenny Zeng (1993) Chinese.

Bai Lu (1994) Chinese.

Ju Jingyi (1994) Chinese.

Zhou Yutong (1994) Chinese.

Faye Wang (1995) Chinese.

Lily Gao (1995) Chinese - has spoken up for Palestine!

Esther Yu (1995) Chinese.

Hu Yi Xuan (1995) Chinese.

Wu Jiayi (1995) Chinese.

Meng Ziyi (1995) Chinese.

Zhang Ruonan (1996) Chinese.

Xu Ziyin (1996) Chinese.

Chase Sui Wonders (1996) Chinese, some Japanese and Tahitian / White.

Tian Xiwei (1997) Chinese.

Zhao Lusi (1998) Chinese.

Zhou Ye (1998) Chinese.

Yang Chaoyue (1998) Chinese.

Zhang Jingyi (1999) Chinese.

YUQI (1999) Chinese.

Zhong Lili (2000) Han and Uyghur.

Sun Zhenni (2000) Chinese.

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Hi Alpha Mama! I would like to announce to you it’s been officially over 2 years and a week from this day since I’ve adopted Asher and was Gifted Dancer! So I’m doing a nice big update on all my Alpha Tales to celebrate! 💛💛💛💛💛💛Asher(Beta G) and Pumkin have of course had their children! 2 Girls and a Boy, Valencia Lottia and Barrister! All coffee themed names lol! 💛Dancer(Paris) has grown so much and has joined a pack I like to call ‘The Herd’ and has made great friends with my Overtale Frisk(Spring) and Chara(Clover) he still enjoys visiting Asher a lot and the babies! 💛Poppy, Dahlia, and Peony have been enjoying the gardens and surprisingly have been attempting to hunt down a few things when they get to visit my shop- luckily they aren’t hunting bitties- I would much rather them have a grass hopper or a mouse then a bitty! Though I check them each time after I find they catch something- 💛Tsu’tey (Alpha OS) has settled and taken in Avi (Tilli NCG) as well as Api and Dutch(Dreamy’s Asgor) and their little ones as well as Chai(Milk Beta) Lullaby(Gentle Singing) Sleepy Wave(Great Stretch) and LazyTide(Great Bite) 💛 Ralu(Alpha P.) has settled in with Darling(BloodMoon) Amy(Omega OS) Atticus (Akita Boy) Miy(Dreamy) and Ati(Tilli) and a Skribbity has shown interest but I don’t know if they will attempt to join or just make friends- 💛 Valor (Alpha Sans) has actually taken great interest in LavaCake!(Helly) which I find interesting but he has also settled down with Mocha and Puddin (Omega P and S) so far he has been very gentle and careful with them which is really nice since I had a bit of worry since he’s more ‘rough’ if I remember correctly- 💛Rex(MK) has been wandering the territory with Prancer(Asriel) and both have been mostly enjoying their time together! 💛 Princess(BabyO OS) and Echidna are very happy! She keeps her mama nice and distracted from the others! Spressar(Gem) and Ribbon have been mostly doing their own things enjoying their own territories, though I feel like they could use a bit more interactive moments with the others- but I won’t push them- when their ready they will be ready- 💛 I am very pleased to say Piri (Pepper) as officially gotten with Malin!(Milkyway) they have been courting each other for a bit and it’s really freaking sweet!!! 💛 Tahitian has been wandering a bit as well but she mostly likes to stick to Aaron(Care Taker) who has been helping her get around a bit! She has been very open just like the many others with her! And has quickly started up friendships with many of Aaron’s little hitch hikers who like to follow us around or use us for a ride when lazy ^^’ that should be all of them-! It’s been an amazing time!

AlphaMama: Ohhhh that's really awesome! Thank you so much for giving me this update! I love to know how my bitties are doing around the world and their new lives!

💛Asher and Pumpkin are doing really amazing! The coffee touch is adorable! XD I'm glad Dancer have found their place among all of them! He is a brilliant one!

💛Poppy, Dahlia, and Peony are cute but can get really sneak ones when it comes to hunting, attention is really needed! I could recommend a little more variation of bugs for them to catch, like cockroaches for more fat nutrients, grubs are good too!

💛Tsu’tey (Alpha OS) can be a stubborn one sometimes, but has a really big heart~! ^w^ This is great!

💛That's a good size of the pack for Ralu(Alpha P.) to settle in, in general, they can get pretty violent and snap a lot, but with patience, they can become friendly enough to don't bite off any piece of the others ^w^ The Skribbity probably will come with a decision in a few days of searching around the packs.

💛Valor (Alpha Sans) can be really tiny but his bite is fierce for sure, but you can rest at ease, it's almost beyond a crime/taboo for an alpha (on my alphatale) to hurt omegas, and Alpha-Sans are really polite on this matter on regular cases.

💛💛It's so good to hear they are doing so well! >W< and of course, give time to the time and the things will be going on their own pace... You're truly amazing and very kind to give me this update!! I hope all things keep going for the best and more lovely days/nights to come for you and all the little ones! 💛💛

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Personal Foreword

Personal Foreword of my Spoken Word Poetry Book about being an Asian Native Pasifika, a queer and trans native of color, & a displaced disconnected diaspora

Personal foreword,

This is a spoken word poetry book I wrote as an Asian Native artist who’s a songwriter and spoken word poet. It is a collection of a series of several slam poems from my spoken word poetry book Heart of Dragon, Soul of Phoenix, & Blood of Ocean Water. I have been working on it since seventh grade in junior high school. It is about being a displaced state side disconnected diaspora as a Vietnamese or Kinh Indigenous, Chinese or Hoa, French, & Polynesian Tahitian Indigenous Pasifika person of color. The cover of this spoken word poetry book features the fire dragon father, flame phoenix mother, & sea fairy mother of Vietnamese and Chinese people of color. The cover of this spoken word poetry book also features the Sky Father, Ocean Mother, & Earth Mother of Polynesian Indigenous Pasifika. I wrote this using Chinese, Vietnamese, & Polynesian Indigenous Pasifika folklore to symbolize all that I am. The fairy is from Vietnamese folklore. The dragon is from both Chinese and Vietnamese mythology. The phoenix is from Chinese tradition. The Ocean, the Earth, & the Sky are from Polynesian Indigenous Pasifika legends. In the actual myth Vietnamese or Kinh Indigenous people come from dragons and fairies. But the legend of my family from what my Vietnamese and Chinese ancestors tell me in my dreams is that we come from dragons, fairies, & phoenixes since we are Vietnamese and Chinese people of color. This is a spoken word poetry book I have been working on for a very long time as a storyteller, orator, storyteller. Being a storykeeper, orator, & storyteller is my heritage since on my Vietnamese and Chinese side of my family it is something we have been doing for generations is being thespians, artists, actors, singers, dancers, & playwrights. It is my own legacy as an orator and storyteller. My kupuna or elders were orators and storytellers so this is my kuleana or obligation. I take pride in continuing the responsibility of upholding this proud tradition. I write a lot about race, racial identity, & cultural identity in my spoken word poetry and music I write. This spoken word poetry book talks about being disconnected, displacement, being diaspora, reconnecting, generational trauma, & the effects of cultural genocide. It entails inside all the feelings of rage, anguish, sorrow, & pain of being displaced, being diaspora, & being disconnected. It contains all the joy and happiness of reconnecting and connecting after being displaced, being disconnected, & being diaspora. It was written before, during, & after a journey of healing, self love, & connecting.  It talks about the racial and cultural identity of being Southeast Asian Vietnamese or Kinh Indigenous of Vietnam person of color. It talks about the racial identity of being East Asian Chinese. It talks about the cultural identity of being Polynesian Tahitian Indigenous Pasifika. It also talks about sex, gender, gender identity, sexuality, and sexual orientation. In terms of the poc community and Indigenous community before colonizers and imperialists imposed gender binary and sexual orientation binary on indigenous people. It talks about being maohi raerae an indigenous Pasifika third gender identity of Maohi Nui that is similar to two spirit, a third gender identity of Indigenous people of Turtle Island. It talks about mahu, fakaleiti, maohi raerae, etc or in the middle being a cultural responsibility and spiritual obligation. It talks about being a queer Indigenous Pasifika person of color. I am maohi raerae in the middle by Polynesian Indigenous gender fluidity and nonbinary genderfluid pansexual trans by western colonial binary. It talks about being nonbinary. It talks about being bigender or genderfluid. It talks about being pansexual or omnisexual. I wrote this to heal my whanau of my chosen family (of Indigenous people Indigenous to Turtle Island and Indigenous Pasifika people Indigenous to Pasifika, Oceania, & or Moana on social media and in real life). I wrote this to heal the whanau I am still looking for (the birth family that gave up my mother). I wrote this to heal my hapau or clan. I wrote this to heal my nation or iwi. I wrote this to heal my sacred mountain or male ancestor. I wrote this to heal my sacred river or female ancestor. I wrote this to heal the Indigenous community. I wrote this to heal everyone displaced, disconnected, & who are diaspora. I wrote this to heal my Polynesian, Micronesian, & Melanesian Indigenous Pasifika people. This is for Polynesians who are Hawaiian, Tahitian, Samoan, Maori, or Tongan. This is for Melanesians who are Fijian, Ni-Vanuatu, Kanak, Solomon Islander, or Papuan. This is for Micronesians who are Marshallese, Chamorro, Pohnpeian, Kosraean, Papaluan, & Chuukese. I wrote this to heal me, heal my ancestors, & heal my descendants. For if one can pass down generational traumas, pain, & self hate. Then one can also pass down healing, acceptance, & self love as well. This was written before, during, & after a journey of healing, connecting, & self love as a displaced state side disconnected diaspora who is a Vietnamese, Chinese, French, & Polynesian Tahitian Indigenous Pasifika person of color who is trying to connect with my culture, traditions, & customs and reconnect with my racial identity and cultural identity. Sincerely,

Christian Nguyen 

I also go by my Vietnamese or Kinh Indigenous birth name Ngoc Dinh Nguyen and my chosen Polynesian Indigenous Pasifika names No’eau Aitonui Hoata (when I’m kane) or Heiani Mareva Hoata (when I’m vahine) or Vaiarii Hoata (when I am they/them, xer/xers, or Indigenous Pasifka ona) as someone maohi/raerae Indigenous Pasifika third gender. They are my preferred names since Christian Nguyen is my English name. Please use those names when referring to me.

Welcome everyone to the uncut and uncensored version of my second spoken word poetry anthology book. It’s uncut and uncensored for a reason. The cut and censored version is my pinned tweet on my twitter. Be sure to read that one first before reading this one. You need to read that one first. That one is 20 spoken word poems while this one is 27 spoken word poems. This one is much longer for certain reasons. In that one I held back on the experiences of being an Asian Native. In that one I also held back on being a QIPOC or queer Indigenous person of color. In that one I also held back on the experiences of being a displaced stateside disconnected diaspora. I held back on the issue of cultural genocide and intergenerational trauma as well. The uncut and uncensored version is this google doc on my google drive. In this uncut and uncensored version I hold nothing back. The topics the spoken word poetry book covers is displacement, being disconnected, being diaspora, cultural genocide, & generational traumas & those aren’t things children, preteens, & teenagers are mature enough to understand. Trigger warnings and viewer discretion is advised to readers. It talks about many poc and Indigenous Pasifika issues such as inter-generational trauma and cultural genocide. It talks about colonialism, imperialism, neocolonialism, & occupation. It talks about the racial and cultural identity of being Southeast Asian Vietnamese or Kinh Indigenous of Vietnam person of color. It talks about the racial identity of being East Asian Chinese. It talks about the cultural identity of being Polynesian Tahitian Indigenous Pasifika. It talks about many issues such as about being displaced, being diaspora, & displacement. It talks about disconnected, decolonization, reconnecting. It talks about being a storykeeper, orator, & storyteller. It talks about learning about being a mahu or raereae elder and healer. It talks about tattoo revival and language revival. It talks about mental illnesses and mental health in the Indigenous poc community. It talks about suicide in the poc community and suicide in the Indigenous community. It talks about race, racial identity, racism, colorism, cultural identity, & anti native racism. It talks about being a lighter skinned brown skinned brown native. It talks about having a darker skinned brown skinned brown native older brother. It talks about having a white coded white passing white native mother. It talks about Indigenous people being adopted out and being adopted by non native families such as my French and Polynesian Tahitian Indigenous Pasifika mother being adopted by a Vietnamese or Kinh Indigenous of Vietnam couple. It also talks about sex, gender, gender identity, sexuality, and sexual orientation. In terms of the poc community and Indigenous community before colonizers and imperialists imposed gender binary and sexual orientation binary on indigenous people. It talks about being mahu or maohi or in the middle an indigenous Pasifika third gender identity that is similar to two spirit a third gender identity of Indigenous people of Turtle Island. It talks about mahu or in the middle being a cultural responsibility and spiritual obligation. It talks about being a queer Indigenous Pasifika person of color. I am mahu or maohi in the middle by Polynesian Indigenous gender fluidity and nonbinary genderfluid pansexual trans by western colonial binary. This is why I refer to myself throughout the spoken word poetry book as he/him, she/her, or they/them. It talks about being nonbinary. It talks about being genderfluid. It talks about being pansexual. It talks about being polyamorous. It also talks about poc/poc interracial relationships as a queer Indigenous person of color.  I still need artists of color and Indigenous artists to draw art for the individual fifteen slam poems in this spoken word poetry book. I still need Indigenous publishers and editors of color to make it into an actual spoken word poetry book to sell to people. Be sure to post comments and questions about the spoken word poetry anthology poetry book in the google doc. Be sure when you are done reading the spoken word poetry book to leave a review at the end.

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Caption: Tahitian Dancers Swing Grass Skirts to Drum Beat

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The Ultimate Hawaiian Luau Experience in Honolulu

A Feast for the Senses

A Hawaiian luau is synonymous with an elaborate feast that showcases the diverse flavors of the islands. At a traditional luau in Honolulu, you can expect to indulge in a variety of Hawaiian culinary delights. The centerpiece of the meal is usually a succulent pig roasted in an imu, an underground oven, which gives it a unique, smoky flavor. This kalua pig is accompanied by an array of traditional side dishes such as poi (a staple made from taro root), lomi lomi salmon (a fresh tomato and salmon salad), and haupia (a coconut milk-based dessert).

Guests are also treated to an assortment of fresh tropical fruits and a variety of seafood dishes, reflecting Hawaii’s rich marine bounty. The food at a luau is not just about taste but also about presentation. Many luaus in Honolulu incorporate the traditional Hawaiian practice of serving food on banana leaves and using coconut shells as bowls, adding an authentic touch to the dining experience.

Cultural Performances and Entertainment

Beyond the culinary delights, a luau in Honolulu is a spectacular showcase of Hawaiian culture and entertainment. best hawaiian luau honolulu The evening typically begins with a conch shell blowing ceremony, followed by a graceful hula dance performance. Hula, with its expressive movements and storytelling elements, is a central part of Hawaiian culture, and watching it performed live is both mesmerizing and enlightening.

As the night progresses, guests are treated to a variety of traditional Polynesian dances, including the Tahitian dance and the Samoan fire knife dance. These performances are not only visually stunning but also serve to educate attendees about the different cultures that have influenced Hawaii. The music at a luau, featuring traditional Hawaiian instruments like the ukulele and the pahu drum, sets the perfect backdrop for the evening's festivities.

Immersive Cultural Activities

Many luaus in Honolulu offer guests the chance to participate in traditional Hawaiian activities before the main festivities begin. These might include lei-making workshops, where you can create your own flower garland, or Hawaiian games such as ‘ulu maika (a traditional Hawaiian bowling game). These activities provide a hands-on way to engage with Hawaiian culture and make the luau experience even more memorable.

Top Luau Venues in Honolulu

Honolulu is home to several renowned luau venues, each offering a unique take on this traditional celebration. One of the most popular is the "Paradise Cove Luau," located at the Ko Olina Resort. This luau is known for its stunning oceanfront setting, extensive buffet, and high-energy performances.

Another excellent choice is the "Royal Hawaiian Luau – Aha’aina," held at the historic Royal Hawaiian Hotel. best oahu luau This luau combines a gourmet dining experience with a captivating cultural show, all set against the backdrop of Waikiki Beach.

For those looking for an intimate and authentic experience, the "Chief’s Luau" at Wet’n’Wild Hawaii provides a personal touch with Chief Sielu, a world-renowned fire knife dancer, leading the evening's entertainment.

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An storyboard excerpt from the animatic of my short film, TEHURA. A story of a Tahitian Dancer trying to reclaim her body and identity through her dance.

Tehura was premiered on June 2022 at Tribeca Film Festival. Full film available below:

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3841 - a young beautiful girl dresses as Selena Gomez dresses as a tahitian dancer coconut bra short green grass skirt full body picture orange light painting black backdrop, minimalistic, elegant line design - RealVisXL V4.0

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Tahitian Drummers and Ori Tahiti Dancers Practice #oritahiti #dance #pol...

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Tahitian dancers, French Polynesia, by Emmanuel Monsalve

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I still can’t believe I got dress coded in 3rd grade for wearing a spaghetti strap tank top. Like I was 8, and had a super hot and itchy sweater over it and because it was hot out and I had the tank top on I just took the sweater off at lunch recess. Then I was forced to put it back on.

Same year I got yelled at for practicing a dance that literally affected no one(this was when I was dragged into taking Tahitian Dance by a friend in Jazz, so it’s not like I was doing kick ball changes. It was just varu in place) while we were lined up, just because the other dancer in my class was being encouraging.

But both cases it’s like… I was 8 and trying to make my life easier and wasn’t bugging anyone. What the fuck was the problem??? Like okay, I can see why I got yelled at for essentially creating a new religion-y thing with another classmate because it’s school, but preventing over heating/itchiness and practicing something I had to do later that day??? Without bugging anyone?

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Heart of Dragon Fire, Soul of Phoenix Flame, & Ocean Blood of Sea Fairy 

Chapter 8: Verse: 

An Earth Mother’s Love, Compassion, Happiness, Kindness, & Joy:

The Ocean she says she is happy that my children and my grandchildren in the future 

Her future descendants will be healed because I have healed myself, my elders, & my ancestors or na kupuna  

The Ocean she says that she is happy that I am proudly and boldly saying what I am

The Ocean she says that she is happy that I am healing myself

Proud that I am healing others

Satisfied that I am healing my descendants

Joyful that I am healing my ancestors

The Ocean she says she is proud that I decided to live 

Not just survive or endure like I have always done

When every single part inside of me wanted to die

Healing is defiance 

Rest is resilience

I repeat in my mind, heart, & soul over and over like a mantra 

The Ocean says that she is proud that I want to be an elder and healer as someone maohi or  raerae by Tahitian standards 

The Ocean says that she is so proud that I am a storykeeper, orator, & storyteller 

The Ocean she says she is proud that I am born of a spark of the stars, born of ember of flame of the heavens, & born of a drop of water of the outer space

The Ocean she says she is pleased that I am made of earth, made of ocean, & made of sky  

The Ocean she says she is happy that I have stellar and celestial dragon heart, a divine and heavenly phoenix soul, & primordial and cosmic fairy blood 

The Ocean says that she is joyful that I have bones made out of jade 

The Ocean she says that she is content that I have roots made of white lotus flower and hibiscus plants

To their primordial ancestor the matriarchal force that is the ocean itself her long lost child is a child born of fire, flame, & water 

But her child they are not born of just any fire and her child they are not born of just any flame 

Her child is not one born of volcanic fire 

Like the Polynesian god of fire and Polynesian goddess of volcanoes

Her child is not one born from a flame from the hearth or fireplace of a home 

Like the goddess of fireplace and hearth Hestia of the Greco-Roman deities either

Her child is one born of flame from a heavenly and divine flame phoenix of the heavens 

Her child is one born of a fire from a celestial and stellar fire dragon of the stars 

The strongest fire that exists in the stars of this world 

The most powerful flame to exist in the heavens of this planet 

One that can combust even the earth, the seas, the skies, the heavens, the moons, the stars, & the planets themselves of this universe itself in a celestial inferno 

That spark of fire beats in her child’s heart

That ember of flame flows within her child’s soul 

Can a body made of earth, ocean, & sky meant to withstand the fire of the goddess of fire and the volcanic magma of the goddess of volcanoes?

Can a body born of fire, flame, & water meant to endure the tempest from the god of the sky and the storm of the ocean from the god of the seas 

Is it actually able to withstand a celestial and stellar fire dragon heart that blazes with the fire of the stars?

Is it actually able to resist a divine and heavenly flame phoenix soul that smolders with the ember of the heavens?

Is it actually able to survive an ancient and cosmic sea pixie aura that radiates with the ocean tempest of outer space?

Well it is held together by her child’s bones made out of jade 

Well it is held together by her child’s muscles that are roots made out of white lotus flowers and hibiscus plants 

She has always pondered this very question every day and every night with their other ancestors or na kupuna   

They have the blood of fishermen, hunters, explorers, sailors, & navigators flowing in their fairy ocean veins 

They have the mind of scientists, astronomers, mathematicians, academics, inventors, & engineers in their earth mind

They have the heart of actors, dancers, singers, poets, & playwrights beating in their celestial and stellar dragon heart 

And they have soul of warriors, soldiers, monarchs, & leaders flowing in their divine and heavenly phoenix soul 

Everyday her long lost child that was stolen from her chooses to breath is defiance 

Every day her long lost child that was stolen from her chooses to live 

Despite mental illnesses of chronic: depression, anxiety, & PTSD is resistance

Her child’s existence is resistance 

Her child’s existence is political whether she likes it or not 

Her child’s act of choosing to live every single day 

When others bullied them with racism and anti native racism

To the point where they wanted to die to her it is a courageous act of self preservation 

Her child’s act of choosing to proudly practice their culture without shame 

When others tried to bully them into embarrassment it brings her pride 

Her child choosing to breathe and her child choosing to exist

When colonizers and imperialists committed cultural genocide against her people

It is an act of political warfare and that itself is an act of passive protest 

Defiance, resilience, & resistance are her child’s birthright and inheritance

As someone with a body made of ocean, earth, & sky

Solidarity, intersectionality, & community is her child’s legacy and heritage

She knows how hard it was for her child, her heir, & her descendant 

To once again chose to speak

To once again tell stories

To once again chose to sing  

To once gain sing songs

Their earth, ocean, & sky mind was broken and could not speak! 

Their divine and heavenly flame phoenix soul was hurt and could not sing! 

Their celestial and stellar fire dragon heart was in pieces but it still could scream and it could still roar! 

Her child was never silent and her child was never quiet

They always spoke with their earth voice with the present of fire their ancestors gave them 

They always sang with their ocean song with the gift of fire their ancestors gave them 

Not until what they did to her child stole away their earth voice!

Not until what they said to her child stole away their ocean song!

Something that their ancestors and elders themselves gave them a very long time ago as a gift of flame and as a present of fire 

The ocean, the earth, & the sky themselves they gave them a gift of flame their ocean song as an orator

The dragon, the fairy, & the phoenix themselves they gave them a present of fire their earth voice as a storyteller 

So to them that is a sin, that is a crime, an offense, & a transgression that their immortal ancestors

She the everlasting ocean, he the immortal earth, he the unending sky, he the eternal fire dragon, she the perpetual sea fairy, & she the undying flame phoenix will never fucking forget or forgive! 

But her child will never stay quiet and her child will never stay silent!

Because silence can be deafening and even the quiet can be thunderous!

Because fire dragons never bow!

Because flame phoenix’s never kneel! 

Dragons soar among the stars in the kingdom of the gods!

Phoenixes fly in the heavens in the realm of the ancestors!  

Her child is a human with a celestial and stellar fire dragon heart and a divine and heavenly flame phoenix soul!

So why would her child ever submit or surrender?!

Her child as a descendant of the earth, the ocean, & the sky they carry the tempest and the storm of the very sky, the very earth, & the very oceans!  

Her child’s body is made of ocean, of earth, & made of sky!

Her child is born of a spark of fire of the stars, born of an ember of flame of the heavens, & born of the drop of water of the prehistoric seas of the cosmos!

Her child is born with a heart of a celestial and stellar dragon, born with the soul of a divine and heavenly phoenix, & born with the ocean blood of the cosmic and primordial fairy! 

Her child is the heir of the celestial and stellar dragon, the cosmic and primeval fairy, & the divine and heavenly phoenix!

Their earth, ocean, & sky mind was broken and could not speak! 

Their sea fairy aura was withering away with agony and anguish and could not whisper! 

Their flame phoenix soul was hurt with torment and suffering and could not sing! 

Their fire dragon heart was broken with misery and grief but it could still scream and it could still roar! 

There is power in silence

There is power in a voice

There is power in a song

Her child’s earth mind that carries on a legacy 

Of scientists, astronomers, mathematicians, academics, inventors, & engineers 

That mapped the ancient stars

Her child’s ocean fairy veins that carries on a bequest 

Of explorers, sailors, hunters, fishermen, & navigators 

That explored and charted the vast primordial seas 

Her child’s dragon heart that carries on an inheritance

Of actors, singers, dancers, playwrights, & poets 

That pass on their stories, myths, tales, & songs to the next generation

Her child’s phoenix soul that carries on a heritage of warriors and soldiers that defended monarchs, sovereigns, & leaders of their nation’s kingdom

The ancestors tell her child, their heir, to speak, sing, whisper, scream, & roar

Because even without their earth voice and even without their ocean song 

A gift of fire 

A present of fire 

That he the earth, he the sky, she the ocean themselves gave to them a long time ago 

That he the dragon, she the fairy, & she the phoenix themselves gave to them a long time ago 

They have always known how to speak!

They have always known how to sing!

They have always known how to whisper! 

They have always known how to scream!

They have always known how to roar!