Becoming Eleguá
The First Eclipse
Eleguá, the divine trickster, was first known as Eshu, the
Canvas of darkness upon which the world was cast
Light? What does it even mean, what purpose does it serve, when the cosmos is You?
Irritating at best. Peace & privacy stolen by the other gods, really. And so he
Plucked the sun, from its heavenly fixture, then
Stuffed it in his pocket and that was his first trick, which caused him to ignite
Eshu was no more and Eleguá became
About the Creator
Lily Séjor
Lily is really not the best at describing herself, so she'll put this down for now and circle back when (if) she's inspired. For now, she wants you to know that she's your verbose friend who rarely knows what to say.
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Congrats on Top Story!🥳🥳🥳
This was a beautiful read. Congrats on the top story!
Oh this is so cool! I loved this. It's so exciting to read about non-European deities and gods. Congrats on the Top Story!
Absolutely breath-taking; each word carefully placed. What a gem! Congratulations on Top Story!
oops, I forgot to say, Congrats on TS. 👏
Holy cow, this is magnificent and an ECLIPSE!!
I had to look up the referenced names. Very clever to merge the origin story of an African god into a poem. Congratulations on Top Story.
Brilliant! Weaving the backstory of an Orisha into an acrostic poem all while keeping the theme of an eclipse takes a level of talent that I’m in awe of.
Oh my, such a wonderful story is told in this. Enchanting!
I enjoyed this so much. Really great entry