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Calling Us Down

Before the wars and violence

there was light upon the sea

and wind from the south, stirring;

before we sacralized our hunger

fish flowed like the tide, with otter

and eagle brimming the shoreline;

before the internet and electricity

we connected through the land

sending messages into the deep

with faith inspired by the rising moon;

much is gone but she’s still here,

popping up like a surprised seal,

flittering by on tiny wings,

calling us down before the day passes

with these moments of mystery, of life.

Nootka Rose, Waldron Island

June 16, 2011

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