Photo by Ed Benger: Bishop's Summit
The Sisters
by Mandy Davis
Perched atop the windy eyrie
wind swirling
rain pelting intermittently
the sighing rosemary
and sisters of the earth
grateful for the respite
The Seven preside over the chaos
of eons in the making
the lush valley
the rushing streams that move
headlong into estuarine oblivion
and into the blue embrace
Dormant now they dream
of times when the paws
padding in a lumbering gait
roamed their craggy offerings
of ursine delights
and dark, holy homes
They are no more
obliterated from sight
by white, arrogant usurpers
bent to the task
of domination
and godly disrespect
The memories bittersweet
still here lies magnificence
beauty to set ones heart
beating to the deep
and sultry rhythms of a
voluptuous earth dancer
the Seven Sisters sing
the earth dance
they whirl, unencumbered
uncaring of passing time
and inconsequential vagrants
tramping to a dissonant drum
the driving rain cleanses
and hides the tears
of the wings on high
the furred denizens
and the myriad creatures
so beholden to the seven
the wind blows away
the sounds of wailing
and the crashing
of the restless sea
soon giving way
to blessed silence.
And they will still
Be here
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Mandy at Joshua Tree
Mandy Davis is a born and raised Central California kid that ain’t so young any more (young at heart counts though)
Having recently returned to her home here on the SLO Coast after years of activism with Sea Shepherd, and a brief but necessary residence in Florida, she is returning to her roots and work as an environmental educator and a naturalist and guide. The beauty and diversity of the Morro Bay ecosystem is unparalleled as a teaching location and a source of inspiration for her creative endeavors.
An honoring of the earth and sharing the "Language of the Earth" is ultimately her focus and intention. These literary offerings are a manifestation of her dreams, visions, experiences and meanderings They are part of a lifetime of being a wild-heart.
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Photo by Jeremy Howard: Seven Sisters
Photo by Jerry Kirkhart: Hollister Peak
Photo by Mike Baird: Cerro Cabrillo View
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