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| photo by harlon rivers |
I may never fly free ...
~ garnering wild feathers ~
there is something about the way
the spirit of unleashed wild feathers
dance across the fields of summer breeze
it's as if they transcend from the heavens like a messenger;
we can only touch their unrestrained upliftment dreamfully,
as they bridge the sky, the sea and trees
the natural colours of creation:
each, infinite masterpieces of flight and freedom,
the feral essence within otherworldly design
a soothing texture well beyond
the confines of bared human flesh
inspired by uplifting wings of love and light
for it is the dream of passage to other dimensions,
where hope floats upon cockaded dreams,
where the spirit of joy and lightness take flight
knowing how hard I've tried to fly beyond these ties
that bind the weight of this shouldered earthly load
while trying to discover a portal to a higher realm of light
understanding the intimacy ... the song a spirit messenger
the meaning of every gifted wild feather gathered,
held so endearingly in the marrow of heart and soul
open palms garnering hopes' harbingers
these fleshen roots so grounded
in the bedrock of earthen gravity
I may never fly free...
© H.A. Rivers ... August 5th, 2016 ... All Rights Reserved
Meaning of Feathers
The Meaning of Feathers plays an important role in the belief system of Native American Indians. Their beliefs are based on Animism which embodies the spiritual idea that all natural things within the universe, including birds, have souls or spirits. Animists believe that souls or spirits exist, not only in humans, but also in birds, their feathers and in animals, plants, rocks and natural phenomena. The doctrine of animism is that everything is alive, and possesses an inherent virtue, power and wisdom.
Listen To The Wind, It Talks
Listen To the Silence, It Speaks
Listen to Your Heart , It Knows
Native American Proverb
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