Periki's Devotion

Most of the writing and illustrations on the scroll are illegible from a combination of age and water damage. One passage has survived entropy's touch:

Periki's Devotion

Pitied is Ngati, Lady of Lament.

As the pearl orb of the heavens crosses her view,

Her eyes well with tears as constant as rain.

But the moon's skyward journey continues apace,

The lovers' affection as ephemeral as fingers touching.