The Meeting

[Guest guest]

and so it was written in the very near future that mankind had some

sort

of awakening, the convergence of animals had been led to this sacred

clearing to speak of how mankind rose above his need to be greater

than God and his fellow man, the bear spoke thus " i know that

man was always capable of great strength and the greater strength

was in himself and not discarding it in places that would do great

harm " .

the owl spoke next and added " well, I always knew they'd understand

Who was really behind any of their names and faces, and i might add,

none to soon " , the beaver interrupted and said " i showed them my

dilegence

all these years, knowing just when to hold up something for the

greater good,

not to act in haste " , the eagle flew by and with his keen eye showed

everyone

how good flying far away to see what the focus is was always, a one-

eyed

stroke of genius, so the deer walked to the center and spoke " it is

with grace

and elegance that the center is found, a place where everything is

heard in

silence " , the otter chimed in " I tried to be of service, the natural

joy of

being an otter was just the right thing they finally noticed " , the

birds sang

in choir, " they finally heard all our singing in the One song, the

song of

Gaia, praise " , the elephant shook his trunk and said " they've been

trying

to figure out what I am all these years, like a blind man, I am an

elephant, and

it was enough, they said " , the alligator added, " fear was their way

of swimming

in their rivers, and now they know that to swim downstream is to

never know fear " ,

the mouse awoke from her nap and said, " remember when I scared the

elephant " ,

all the animals laughed at this thought, and the black cat spoke " I

was considered sacred

once and now they no longer burn witches " , the dog cleared his

throat and said " amen,

i have been their best friend all these years and i think they

finally figured out friendship

at my side, and friendship is as friendship does, does it not? " ,

the group became

absolutely silent as the snake slithered in to speak, " i was never

their cause of woe,

though they blamed me, they saw this for themselves and it was the

second step " ,

the trees and the sky and winds acknowledged this tale with their

chorus of

existence, the ocean lept in waves of joy, the wolf howled and

howled at the moon

and the sun came out and winked.

 

 

7/20/05

 

 

Love,

Ana