they flow on silent wings
against a cotton candy sky
a silence i once envied
before i learned to fly
.
©M.G. Iannucci 2018
There are about 10,000 crows that make a diurnal migration over my house. They fly silently overhead – west in the morning and east in the evening. Part of the year they are solitary, though when the harshness of winter comes they become communal, roosting in the trees by the thousands.
Do humans need to wait until catastrophic conditions occur before we flock together? No, we don’t. We are part of one global human community, one body. We just need to wake to see it. The inner and the outer are one.
Photo: (Mine) Waiting for crows in the morning.
Beautiful words. 🙂
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Thank you☮
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You’re welcome. 🙂
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Beautiful verse, beautiful photo… and very interesting context!
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I am glad you liked it. They are truly amazing to watch.
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I can imagine!
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It is my yearly ritual to wait for them. It’s curious how I can be so patient about some things…
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I understand. Perhaps that implies a high level of value placed on something important and beautiful. Yes?
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Oh my…I have not been placing that value on the entirety of life, only parts of it. That is a game changer for gratitude and patience. Wow, Bill…thank you.
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I’m always amazed at what can me learned from our surroundings. We’re considered the most intelligent critter but in many ways we are lacking. Take care.
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Very true, John. We are lacking but capable. We were made in the image and likeness of that capability.
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Indeed, we are all one flock!
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Surely we are.
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