Reprise

Brother Owl: A Poem

Brother Owl

Originally Published 19 June 2024

Brother Owl counsels Horse,
“You’ll need for your army
bullets, blankets, and beans;
the trundling certainty of right
spills from the caverns at Lascaux,
where Mother Darkness thrones,
calling her children home.

So, Soquili-Asgaya,
avail yourself your tools 
- bindle, blade and bow -
they’ll blunt against lesser faith,
but pierce the breast that believes.”