Grace

.

She dammed her feelings

for him

with a bone cork

and Earth became

a rocking jug

with aching sides

and tears

that leaked through cracks

.

and there was naught

but a dry, brown light

across the sky.

.

And when the gods looked down

they cursed the plug

and ground it to dust

with their fists.

.

Earth shuddered

and roared

in a great awakening

of heat and light

.

until at last

there rose

in her breast

the endless rainbow fount

of love undamned.

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(c)  1995, 2019  Betty Hayes Albright

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(Revision of an oldie, first posted in 2011.)

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When Shamans Move

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The day comes

when his totem

tumbles to the ground

and he commands silence.

.

He empties his pouch

of tooth and claw,

spreads his eagle wings

and flies to the top

of the mountain,

.

and with one last glance

at the ashes

and the shattering,

he sighs, and

disappears

into his own truth.

.

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(c)  1996, 2018  Betty Hayes Albright

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