In a Week of Ancient Signs
when ancestors read the signs
inherent in weather, stars and trees
an intersection of earthquake and eclipse
sent as warning to those who followed the Romans
merited fires built in secret
while today descendants with celtic blood
track the moon and tectonic plates
rationality instead of superstition
safety glasses and timetables
still
behind their eyes in their ancient brains
they remember the gods from the wood
holding their breath until the ground stops shaking
and the fire above returns
©2024 Noreen Braman
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