juniper dreaming

  

scent of juniper

on the night wind –

velvet elk in the

near shadows….

rolling voices

distant

jingle of bells,

crack of gourds

grey dawn

on ceremony day….

•

juniper on my pillow

at the black

of midnight –

reawakening

reviving

retying me

to the past

the future….

messages crossing

time, distance, rocky bluffs….

•

recalling

scrub juniper

rocks and sand

my companions

mists and winds

my mantle –

•

never alone

with a lifetime

of miracles

memories

priests

shamans

poets

goddesses

children

ancestors

replete with images

adventures

alive

waiting….

juniper

calling….

i,

arriving….

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beth anne boardman