The Shamens Eyes

Saxon Crow

'The magic's gone' I said
But he ignored the self pity in my voice
As if  he had a choice.
'But the land is suffocating'
I tried to explain
Not even an acknowledgement
Of my worried pain.
'How can we do this?' I asked
Then he spoke to me at last
"Shhhhhhhh" he replied
As if that was all I needed
The only answer 
To all my pleading
He just carried on 
Chanting his ancient songs
In my rusted tin garage
All night long
He wouldn't listen
When I told the old fool
That the sacred world
Was done with us all
Still he prayed
A lamenting song
And the smoke from 
The sweetgrass
Kept swirling on
I knew it!
I knew I shouldn't have trusted
This old guy
He's just some hobo
Looking for a place for the night
'I can heal the land' he had told me
So I brought him home because I believed
But now it's 3am and raining outside
And the patter on the tin roof is driving me wild
But not as much as his rhythmic drumming
From some old toy he probably stole from a supermarket
He said this place was a sacred one
Then started chanting but I was done
And as I rose to leave this sham
He reached out quickly and grabbed my hand
He spoke 'You need to learn to see better little crow'
And with that, he left me all alone
And when I woke up hours later
Warm in my bed and less agitated
I poked my head out of my window
Looked at the old tin garage 
Empty and hollow
Then a crow landed on its roof
It stared at me then off it flew
And that's when I began to see
To heal the land
I must first heal me

 

 

 

  • Author: Saxon Crow (Offline Offline)
  • Published: May 15th, 2022 00:06
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  • Caring dove

    Brilliant ! Like your poem )) ‘ To heal the land
    I must first heal me

    Love that line

    Great writing

    • Saxon Crow

      Thanks VB. Something a little different today.

      • Caring dove

        Yes , very good writing ) and I think it is important to heal ourselves if we can .. Something I maybe need to do more of.

        • Saxon Crow

          Everyone needs to do it. But the good news is we have a lifetime to achieve it.

        • Goldfinch60

          Very good words SC, we must be at one with ourselves before healing others.

          Andy

        • orchidee

          Was that crow a relative of yours?! heehee.

        • Accidental Poet

          I was thinking your visitor was an angel who'd come to enlighten your thoughts. Great read Sax. 😉

          • Saxon Crow

            It's all in the title AP. 😁 Thanks for reading my friend.

          • Christina8

            That was a wonderful write and a very enjoyable read!! Awesome!

            • Saxon Crow

              Thanks Christina.

            • Neville


              mightily impressed and very much enjoyed ................................ Neville

              • Saxon Crow

                Thanks Nev. Much appreciated.

              • Rozina

                I truly enjoyed reading your poem. I thought it would be about an evil spirit wanting something back from you if he healed the land! Super read.

                • Saxon Crow

                  Thanks Roz. A lot of people thought the Shaman was something other than he was. I wonder why. Glad you enjoyed it 🙂



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