MEDICINE OF THE DREAMCATCHER

 

MEDICINE OF THE DREAMCATCHER

           for D. P. on her 15^th Birtrhday

The first ones were made of willow hoops

with a horse hair mesh. Feathers and beads

were added, and circumstances, too,

played a part. The point was to slow

and even stop the bad stuff, while smoothing

the way for the good stuff. Dreams, D.,

dreams, because the dreams show ways

to make differences beautiful. What

happens in our own lives, too,

turns into medicine. All of the good

that passes through becomes yours--

and D., you’re already full of medicine

because of love you’ve been given

and love you’ve given to others.

Your job is only to practice.

All the good that enters here is yours.

Love,

Gpa

27 December 2022