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Becoming the eagle
By
Robert Moss
A woman dreamer finds herself in a different body, traveling with her clan beside a river in a primal landscape untouched by the ax. She knows the lives and relations of these native people intimately, and feels the coming of a hard winter. She sees an eagle flying near the river, and someone tells her,…
In the room of golden serpents
By
Robert Moss
She shows me the story of her life, in a room richly decorated with golden serpents. I am fascinated by the fine definition of their scales. Some project from the walls like water spouts, others are coiled, some interwined, each in a different posture. Some are as big as boas, others small and sharp as…
Place of the Lion
By
Robert Moss
You are at a zoo on a Sunday afternoon. People are wandering about, snacking and chatting as they inspect the animals and birds. As you approach the big cat enclosures, you are uneasy because you know that big cats don’t belong in confinement. When you come to the lion pen, you are disgusted because people…
In praise of black dogs
By
Robert Moss
In Praise of Black Dogs I am in favor of personal superstitions. Not the kind Granma mumbles Or the stuff of fright-night moves But the ones that grow on you When you notice which incidents in a day Are shadows cast by something ahead And get to know which clues from the world Are reliable…
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