This tree branch...well, Andrew, sometimes to me, it looks like a raven. Or maybe even a lizard. That's what happens when you enter the realm of myth time. You start to see things differently. The Schaghticoke indians have their own way of looking at it -- find out more about them, too. More photos and info at blog.amynelsonhahn.info
Totem, Schaghticoke
Howt! I stare
into your fire eye --
both bird and reptile,
scales and feathers shaking
glaring out of time
into the transit of recovery.
Haumpt! I dare
to breathe again
and the imaginary
of your several selves
turning in the north wind
unfolds and burns its purpose,
sharing space with my prayers.
Copyright (c) 2011 Amy Nelson Hahn
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