Oracle at the Ford-Thirsty Stones-Which Speeks to you?
A ford is where your way forward is crossed by water, a river, a stream in this case a creek; Grizzly Creek in Tilden Park.
According to myth, a woman, an oracle resides at fords and if you approach her humbly she will answer you questions or tell your future. I felt like if I looked into the sky reflections in these pictures long enough I might discern some meaning or auger an answer; perhaps to the question of will it ever rain again? In winter I have to wade to get across but not this year if I wasn’t taking pictures I would have hardly noticed the water at all it is so dry. To make matters worse I was ignored by the creature on the other side.
My Request
Thirsty stones drinking in the sky
tell us please
will small birds pierce the clouds
to open the heavens and bring the rain?
What words must we say
to start them on their way?
When will you have drunk
all you need?
I say it’s time to
let go and
return
that which belongs to
everyone!
Carol Carlisle
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A good one Carol. But looks to me like your back at Lake Ponca Park again. lol
Neal (It was 6 degrees here this morning)
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Tilden is our Lake Ponca Park. Would I leve anywhere without a great park? 😉
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Your poem is a wonderful commentary on nature, and coupled with your images they make for a complimentary pairing. Well done.
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Thank you, Sally. Photos are poetry waiting for words, sometimes. Happy Monday.
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I liked your explanation of a “ford”… You must be having dry weather…
We had rain all day yesterday but, today 0 degrees and sunny… no snow…just cold!
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Brrrrrr! There Yes very Dry it’s suppose to be raining here now.
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Carol, I’d happily send you some snow to melt. We have more than enough and the winds are high enough to blow it over to you, no extra charge. Lovely photos. What did you use to get the edges?
janet
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I’ll keep my eyes on the eastern hills for the melt water your sending. The photos were edited on my iphone with the phototoaster app. Having once done water color painting I really go for those soft edges.
Happy Monday and keep warm
Oh here’s some sunshine *
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Growing up in the city, I never really knew what a “ford” was. Always thought it was a car. I knew the term, “fording a stream” but never thought of it as a noun. This was an interesting post!!
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Glad to know it was educational for you. Needless to say I grew up in the country. Have you ever caught cray fish with your hands? 🙂 Fun!
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