Cardinal

Visible in dawn,
The Cardinal, wearing red,
Whispered, "Pss pss. Pss."  
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Cardinal
Agawela  11June2022
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Those words are a Cardinal language greeting.

She Spoke

Owl spoke
To me, last night. 
She gifted a word,
From her
Ancient language.
Misunderstanding,
Her intent,
I answered aloud,
Speaking
As an echo
The sound
Of the new word.
Owl spoke,
Again. 
I almost understood.
Almost.
I thanked
Grandmother Owl,
In English.
In silence,
She flew.
In darkness,
She flew.
Close to me,
She flew.
So close,
I saw her,
Against darkness. 
Then,
She was gone, 
In darkness. 
Grandmother
Spoke,
Once more,
Outside of time,
For me to remember,
The meaning. 
I will always
Know this word
In her language,
When again,
I hear her call.

The word 
She spoke is
Death. 
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She Spoke
August 28, 2021
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Too Late

Little Lightening Bug,

Shines bright in the rainy night.

Alone, she is calling.

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Bear 25October2020

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Children’s Legacy

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Shall we all
One day be
Chernobyl Wolves
Running wild
Free
In a verdant
Wasteland of
Mutated glory
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Agawela … 5January2020
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I Walk In Blue Mist

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Morning is thick, dense.
Hidden birds are not calling
I walk in blue mist.
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Bear 01.04.2019
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Cold Moon

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Where are the small ones?
Grandmother Owl calls, warning;
Tiny feet scurry.
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12.23.2018
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Under

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‘ Anybody home,
Under the Sycamore Tree?
Is this your tiny house?
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photo credit: ©Bearspawprint2018

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Under ©Bearspawprint2018

Cold Falls

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Cold falls with the dark.
Rattlesnakes and gophers sleep
Huddled together.
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Bear 12.12.2018
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Night Watchers

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Behind the cold dark,
Deer watch, thinking I can’t see.
Light glitters in eyes.
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Bear 12.11.2018
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Little Ones – Haiku

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Movement almost seen,
Leaves shiver in low bushes,
There are tiny tracks.
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Bear September 24, 2018
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