Old Crow

The mind is a driven bird

that rakes forest droppings

to find the necessary

for the nest.

Repository of creation and yet itself

an act of creation,

the nest is both the end product

and the reason-to-be of driven searching

for dead and dying bits of trees.

For my part I offer

my brightly coloured lengths of yarn,

cut long enough to use

and short enough to carry,

for any bird who is making a nest

that will represent and cradle

what is coming next.

 

Old crone and crow together

make space for what will be,

feathering the nest

with bits of soft sheep's gifts.

Creative nest will hold creation.

 

 

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