Raven Encounter
By Rev. Dr. Victoria Marie, February 6, 2020
Our
ancestors knew the lessons Nature can teach us
Listen,
give heed, to what Nature will relate I’m told.
Walk,
listen, in a mindfulness state, behold.
What,
where is that “krraa” coming from
In the
distance, Raven beckons me, come
Atop a
western red cedar tree, Raven sat crying
Knowing,
mourning Red Cedar, his friend, was dying
“For
thousands of years we lived with the Squamish Nation
In
harmonious relationship, generation after generation
Now
were losing our homes, food, our very being
Why do
humans destroy without caring or seeing?”
Raven
continues, “I hope you see we are all connected.
“Will
you work to see Nature’s community protected?”
I walk
back, pondering Raven words, his community’s needs
prayerful
allies, I decide, committed to love-caused deeds
Through
the window, before leaving for home, we spy
Raven
atop a branch, looking in as if saying “goodbye”
I look
at Raven with joy before I depart
Renewed,
determined, a promise in my heart
It’s
rhymes like this that bring some relief
And
prevent paralysis caused by climate grief
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