seasons pass
mountains beckon
a road unwinds
red hawks scoop prey
from prairie grasses
like children picking wildflowers
a crow sits perched
among steel trees
stirring winds memories
of another life
dust devils and tumbleweeds
spin crosswise
a blur of activity
against arid scrub flats
hectares framed
in barbed wire
keep pronghorn elk mule deer
to graze in wild zoos
cloud capped peaks descend
into golden skirts of aspen
spun into tight curves and deep canyons
channeling life waters through slope and stone
a crone ages her crown earned
by wisdom and wreath
heartsong and firelight to celebrate
esteemed grandfather shares verdant buttons
to revenant shamans and seekers
a ghost steps through time
demanding action attention integration
a crow warrior lost to the wars of men
joins his immortal counterpart
daughter of sky and earth
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