Saturday, February 1, 2020

Raven's Gift

Ben Heine Art Photography


Raven travelled the Sky Highway
to bring Wild Woman a gift.

"Here is a shiny key," she croaked
in her gravelly voice.
"Though I love its shine,
I have been told it is not mine."

"What doorway will it fit?"
I asked, rather afraid of the answer.

"The door of your heart," she replied,
"which you must keep open,
if you are to do any good at all.
Scatter the news that all is far from lost.
Grab a fistful of hope; creative forces
are swirling in the cosmos.
They are coming to help you."

"That is good news, kind Raven,"
I answered,
offering her crumbled biscuit
on my open hand.
She flew swift away,
bread in her beak, and happy.

A gift for a gift.


for Carrie's Sunday Muse
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12 comments:

  1. Carrie Van HornFebruary 1, 2020 at 12:29 PM

    I love the gift of love and hope in this Sherry! A wonderful story poem!

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  2. JimFebruary 1, 2020 at 1:04 PM

    A nice sweet poem, Sherry. Kindness flow both ways. Now for those gifts from the cosmos. Perhaps hail stones along with?
    ..

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  3. tonispencerFebruary 1, 2020 at 2:48 PM

    Beautiful. A gift for a gift, love and hope in your heart.

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  4. TruedessaFebruary 1, 2020 at 7:57 PM

    That is a wonderful gift the raven has brought. It is wise to keep the door of the heart open and to share the gift of life and love.

    Hang on to that fist of hope!

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  5. Sumana RoyFebruary 1, 2020 at 9:50 PM

    Aha...I also have a raven in my poem today. Such a wonderful gift the bird has brought : creative forces
    are swirling in the cosmos.
    So beautiful, Sherry.

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  6. C. SandlinFebruary 1, 2020 at 9:58 PM

    This is hopeful and lovely and inspiring!

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  7. Yvonne OsborneFebruary 2, 2020 at 6:37 AM

    Keeping our heart door open is sometimes a hard thing to do but love this good news from a raven.

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  8. SusanFebruary 2, 2020 at 2:26 PM

    Lovely fable--"a gift for a gift"--but also the open heart. It's great to know we can get that from nature.

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  9. MaryFebruary 2, 2020 at 4:27 PM

    A gift for a gift is a beautiful thought!

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  10. kaykualaFebruary 3, 2020 at 2:26 AM

    Grab a fistful of hope; creative forces
    are swirling in the cosmos.

    Often a belief that hope offers the kind of salvation which otherwise remain unfulfilled resulting in despair! Good thinking Sherry!

    Hank

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  11. purplepeninportland.comFebruary 3, 2020 at 12:13 PM

    Great tale, Sherry. A gift for a gift.

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  12. TheRustGeekFebruary 7, 2020 at 5:01 AM

    I see we both explored this from the perspective of a gift.. I like the depth and range of yours better though. Nicely done!

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