The Gods Walk Among Us
The gods walk among us
in a leaf
blade of grass
thistle and briar
in a pig snuffling in the forest
a snake coiling
vulture circling
cow lowing for her child
in a breeze lifting fur and feather
a stream bathing waiting stone
The gods walk among us
Soft whispers heard in the night—
the whispers of their passage
through hearts open to greet them
—Stephanie Marohn