Coyote Was Here (Stacy Wills, 2012)
Coyote
is Tom Sawyer
with a brush,
making work
look like fun.
Coyote
is Br'er Rabbit
in the briar patch,
getting what he wants.
Coyote
is a trickster, dressed
in grandma's clothes,
carrying magic mirrors
wherever he goes.
Coyote
is strong medicine;
a wounding -
that heals.
-Stacy Wills (9/23/2012)
Coyote Was Here was inspired by the amazing and talented story midwife and songstress, Trish Bruxvoort Colligan. It was she who introduced me to Grandmother Coyote during Week 3 of Women on the Threshold, a twelve week, community online class offered by Abbey of the Arts.
As ever, Stacy, your art stuns and staggers me with its beauty, its depth, its relevance, its heart. Your heart. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ronna! You (and Eve) have had a huge hand in the creation of this blog. ;-) Forever grateful!
ReplyDeleteOh, Stacy! Thank you. I'm beyond humbled and honored to be sharing these weeks with you and the other wise Women On The Threshold. Blessed be Coyote and all his wily, waking-up ways, and your YES to the dance he invited you to, hand in paw in heart. xoxo
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