Poem: Oral Tradition

There’s a love

I know.

It was handed down

to me from Elders

and Shamans

with ayahuasca breath.

It wraps around my soul

with tendrils dripping

dewdrops upon a

melancholy morn.

I dare not write it.

But if you allow me

a moment to whisper to you

it can be reproduced.

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  1. hupsutupsu says:

    i truly enjoy your use of interesting vocabulary–i’m one of those who likes to work (just a little bit, but work nevertheless) to appreciate poetry. had no idea what ayahuasca was, but now i do, and it surely evokes a powerful imagery within this poem.

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    1. Thanks. I had two friends who came back from a ceremony in South America. They described a few things to me and it inspired me. They also said most of what they experienced was ineffable.

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  2. Myth*. says:

    Those last three lines are profound wisdom. As if spoken to a group of children! You are a true poet.

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  3. Thank you. You’re very encouraging. I appreciate that.

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