Other Beings

Ancestors - Artifacts - Angels - Other Beings

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The Standing Stones of King Island

I have dreamed you but now

I know how real you are.

Ancestor stones, you stand

unrelenting to wind

and sea and time. You move

the frightened and the frail

in me to sing the sound

I hear beneath the rhythm

of the modern voice,

ghost feet kneading the earth

like I need to remember

that some dreams are gift of

ancient bread offered

for the long haul. Silence

sings in the sight of you.

~Barbara Flaherty