inside my bones a lion roared
a mouse crept
a whale yawned
and set fish swimming
a seal scratched and
rivers flowed inside my bones
a beetle hatched
told me it was time to move
inside my bones a black man
walked across the dry earth
found a spring
stood in footprints ages old
a snake coiled
spoke to me of wise things
showed me the egg of the world
inside my bones
I heard the sound of many wings
doves flying into the sun
a tree grew very tall
and sheltered me
inside my bones there are shells
breathing my hours
a forest moans
shrinking back from the axe
inside my bones a cold wind blew
and swept me out to sea
Janet r. Boddy 2010