Dreams of the Shaman

Dreams of the Shaman David J Walker It was the Prairie version of Eden In the evening light Awaiting the day exposing the Cover of Buffalo Grass Its flag-like banners of male flower Flying in the morning dew Guarding the female blooms Hidden amongst the leaves Rounded and burr-like but not spiny The fauna is dense but unseen Prairie Dogs bark out warnings to the Burrowing Owls competing with foxes hunting field mice Cougars patrol the canyons for Passing Elk following the water Wolves stalk Bison Claiming the lame, the young, and the old Tens of thousands of Sunrise pass Before Adam arrives with his Eve Abiding in the canyons of Artesian Springs Living in harmony off the land Awaiting the changes in the Dreams of the shaman