Black Feather

Once

the wind called

my name

and I was scattered everywhere,

like the dandelion clock,

like a giggle in a child’s small hands

Once

the shadow of a wolf serenaded the

ball-gowned moon

and I fell to earth, tattered

and bruised with the sea foaming in my

autumn hair and the brine etched along pale

whimsical curves, ascending and descending

the nearest horizon

blazing with the last Echo,

strangled like an imprisoned scream of

a dying cherry blossom

once

the stars fell in love

with a restless wanderer

and I met the Golden Buddha along the

Way, as Christ slew me with

his open Heart and I paved the road

with the Gold of Intention

once

the jubilant sun kissed the lips

of my original face,

and all the wells of Mecca

flowed with honey and myrrh

and the desert flowered like a mirage,

reckless with abandon,

once

I fell in love with You,

once

a raven flew by,

dancing with the raw wind,

once

I dropped one black feather on your prayer rug,

Author: Anna
Source: Guru Ratings

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