As Enheduanna of old
I stand before you now:
Your gleaming
ruby wanderer
a testament
for the ages

Glorious in your queenly robe
Radiant in your form:
Inanna of the evening
I praise you, sublime Lady

You sing to my heart, greatest Warrior
You are the highest of Priestesses
You are the generous Lover
You bear the me

On your lapis throne
circling the sky
your crescent boat radiantly shines:

Queen of the heavens
resplendent beauty
of every evening

[Hayley Arrington is a mythologist, poet, and writer. She received her MA in women’s spirituality from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology in Palo Alto, CA, where she wrote her thesis on Celtic sun goddesses. Her writings have appeared in various publications online and in print, including Eternal Haunted Summer, Goddess When She Rules: Expressions by Contemporary Women, Inanna’s Ascent: Reclaiming Female Power, SageWoman Magazine, and Global Goddess’ The Oracle. Hayley is from the greater Los Angeles Area, where she lives with her husband and son. Read her Arthurian Witch blog at loathlylady.wordpress.com.]