I ... entered the poem of life, whose purpose is ... simply to witness the beauties of the world, to discover the many forms that love can take. (Barabara Blackman in 'Glass After Glass')

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20 April 2017

Encountering Crows











Hekate’s birds: I know
when I see three, 
She is sending a sign
and I smile. 

I might be walking
I might be driving.
Either way, 
my black cloak

wraps around me 
etherically,
invisible to your sight.
But they see, the crows.

And She,
through their eyes,
looks and sees 
me.


Written in response to Fireblossom Friday : Corvid and sit a while, day 20 of April Poetry Month at 'imaginary garden with real toads'.

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18 comments:

  1. Susan21 April 2017 at 00:16

    I wondered how that worked! Very cool. And a mighty fine poem.

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  2. Susie Clevenger21 April 2017 at 02:26

    Mystical, spiritual... Love this

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  3. Sanaa Rizvi21 April 2017 at 03:04

    This is absolutely gorgeously penned, Rosemary❤️ Especially love; "Either way, my black cloak wraps around me etherically, invisible to your sight. But they see, the crows."

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  4. Candy21 April 2017 at 03:07

    Beautifully magical

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  5. Angie21 April 2017 at 04:48

    is there something about seeing 3 crows? i'm unaware

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  6. Maude Lynn21 April 2017 at 05:27

    Oh, I like this!

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  7. Sherry Blue Sky21 April 2017 at 05:52

    I absolutely LOVE this!!!!!!! I will think of this next time I see three.

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  8. De Jackson21 April 2017 at 07:59

    I love little talisman moments like this. Well done.

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  9. Fireblossom21 April 2017 at 08:26

    Of course She does.

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  10. Anonymous21 April 2017 at 09:54

    A delightful ditty

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  11. purplepeninportland.com21 April 2017 at 12:46

    This is magical, Rosemary. I love the cloak image.

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  12. Jim21 April 2017 at 14:30

    Hi Rosemary, this is a nice writing. I enjoyed reading it a lot. I came earlier but wasn't at home and didn't leave a comment. Also though, I had meant to dig into "Hekate’s birds" a little more to see about her and her birds. I can't find any reference to the birds, but I know that she is in three forms and does things in three's.
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    1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade21 April 2017 at 14:41

      This is an account of a personal spiritual experience, a message from my own intuition if you like. But if you need a more official connection, Hekate has been described as the Greek goddess of 'witchcraft, magic and ghosts'. Some consider her a dark goddess and/or a crone goddess. Crows can represent both magic and death. Old women and/or witches may be thought of as cackling like crows. But really, for me, it is just a personal (and affirming) reminder of the other-worldly, a nod from her to me. And of course they are her birds! I just know that; seems so obvious. Offcially you will find them associated with The Morrigan; I don't see any contradiction in that.

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  13. grapeling21 April 2017 at 17:10

    they do see ~

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  14. Anonymous21 April 2017 at 19:25

    A fine encounter with the invisible! Hekate's ways are dark and burn in us darkly, like oil ...

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  15. Kerry O'Connor22 April 2017 at 01:07

    There definitely is something in counting crows.

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  16. Marian22 April 2017 at 01:28

    Yes, yes, here she is, here you are. Love it.

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