Gathering Of Eagles

I cared for my elderly mother for many years until her death. Now I volunteer with a non-profit humanitarian organization called "Adopt A Native Elder" (www.anelder.org) Great Program!

 

 

 

From all four directions

 

they came.

 

Silently observing...

 

each movement

 

comtemplating

 

each waited

 

patiently.

 

 

from the shadows I watched the gathering of eagles!

 

 

Heads covered in

 

Silky white

 

regally wrapped in

 

quiet serenity.

 

Dignity and Humility

 

all encompassed

 

within

 

fragile frame.

 

 

From the shadows I watched the gathering of eagles.

 

 

Aged from life's battles

 

Some of them

 

could not see

 

some could not walk

 

others could not hear

 

yet - each....

 

splendidly unique!

 

 

From the shadows I watched the gathering of eagles. 

 

 

Wisdom keepers

 

Advisors of tribal

 

languge and culture 

 

Teachers in simplicity

 

integrity

 

Bold admonishers of

 

imbalance

 

 

From the shadows I watched the gathering of eagles.

 

 

History

 

etched in memory

 

storytellers of our origin

 

historians 

 

of tribal journey

 

through

 

hunger

 

relocation

 

and lost battles  

 

recounted in brutal detail

 

 

From the shadows I watched the gathering of eagles.

 

 

with each passing season

 

I noticed the flight of one or two

 

taking with them

 

ceremonial practices,

 

medicinal remedies

 

traditional arts

 

and the stabalizing foundation

 

of their presence

 

 

From the shadows I watched the gathering of eagles as their numbers  grow fewer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[John Jackson (El Juero)]

I understand what you are saying, and it is profoundly sad.