Eagle Feather

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Poets United's Think Tank topic today, 
as imagined by Ella, of Ella's Edge, is feathers. 
That reminded me of my feather story.


Walking with two friends
along the road
out at the beach,
I explained to them
how much I wanted 
an eagle feather.


"But you can't just 
get an eagle feather,"
I was explaining.
"It is given to you,
when you are worthy."


At that very moment, 
we saw something
lying directly in front of me
on the road.


An eagle feather.


"I think that's for me,"
I said, picking it up.
"I think it is, too,"
they said, in awe.


Some months later,
I heard my puppy crunching
something, behind me.
"How cute, he's eating his pig ear,"
I smiled.
I turned to discover
he had eaten most of
my eagle feather.


I could only laugh.
The universe gives,
and the universe takes away,
even if we're worthy.