Hymn Of The Pearl

I quit the East and went down to Egypt

The way is dark and so dangerous

I went to the abode to arouse the serpent

And take the pearl from him

Somehow I forgot I'm born a queen

I forgot the pearl for which they sent me

Because I was oppressed by earthly burdens

I lay in a deep sleep and my family knew my dreams

And then arrived a letter of red

Written on silk like shining light

Alight beside me the king of all birds

Its voice and its wings became all speech

Remember the pearl for which you were sent

And the robe that you shall adorn

And I awoke, I remembered the pearl

For which I’d been sent

And I began to charm the loud breathing serpent

I hushed him into sleep and named my fathers name

And that of my mother, the queen of the east

I snatched away the Pearl and went for my home

To the light in the East

I bowed my head and worshipped majesty

Of my family who had sent me