"Dovetail"

~The Future has an Ancient Heart.

~Carlo Levi 

                                   

     The Seasons have once again, Dovetailed                    

Summer and Autumn join their place in the circle 

The Harvest Moon blesses their union with  her lantern   

The stars join in the Autumnal Celebration

A Season that is authored by the Great God 

A time that is meant for the weary  Heart

The loyal and transparent Heart-
One that is true.

The Sky is open and incredibly vast on the Plains

 There is seemingly  no beginning and no end

The Horizon has no boundaries 

Freedom is part and parcel of this Land

 A simple understanding remains; a resolve to respect 
That which is ancient-

That which is true.

The Nights have become much cooler

The air heavy with scent and sound of Harvest

Crops await  to be sheared by massive steel blades

  Harvesting  that which was born of seed, soil, sun and rain, 

 Nurtured by callused hands

 Simple prayers, baptized in sweat-

Tried and True. .


Autumn is a time for work and reflection
Before Dovetailing with the next season
The Circle embraces a renewed wholeness
 Each Season projecting its unique personality
Rooted in the Ancient, while welcoming the new
The Past skillfully assimilates the Future-
  Trusted and True.


Here, we live by the cycles of each Season
Close to the land and the open sky
Revering the rivers and streams
Knowing that rock, wildflower, and prairie grass
 Form a Plains Cathedral
Beneath the Prairie Sky-
 Sacred and True.


The Harvest Moon, now, slowly waning 
Preparing the way for the Hunter's Moon
Each Season,  guided by Circular movement 
 Her lantern, Blessing trail and traveler, alike
Bringing forth a fruitful Harvest
 Always Dovetailing-
  The Heart That is True.
 

~ Alicia O'Hara 
~ Copyrighted material; 28 September, 2013
~ 9 October, 2017

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