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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© 2011
beth anne boardman