Drinking the Milky Way

The Milky Way pours into my mouth, sparkles in my veins.

 Silk prayer tallit "Where shall wisdom be found and where is the place of understanding" Beth Surdut

Reading about Tyler Nordgren and glorious night skies in Nautilus magazine's blog, I thought of this shawl I painted of skies over Bandelier National  Monument, and a full moon walk I was privileged to take there.

Walking with the ancients by moonlight, I joined the footfalls treading this dirt for 10,000 years. While waiting for darkness, I consulted with a resident raven who listened to my questions as the moon rose over these ancestral pueblo dwelling places. 

Raven Tell drawing by Beth Surdut  www.listeningtoraven.com

 It was a poetic night of the senses.

Of rushing water in a dry land

Of drumbeats linking the centuries

Of heartbeats calling to the dead

Of surprises. 

I will not tell you more.

Go.