Dog roams from raging fire to sunflowers
her heart burns bright with passion
Like a Crow, creativity in her wings
loyalty, her gifts of purpose
Crow brings powerful feminine energy
and when she lands upon the Earth
her form melds, she blends with Dog
existing to create abundance
Crow and Dog nurture one another
resting in a crate of silver swords
A flock of seagulls gathers around
their noisy chatter filling her ears
Free of the swords, she sets firm boundaries
Seagulls scream and lift into the air
her hair is silky, her wings are shiny
Crowdog wanders to the next adventure
She’s lonely and distraught ’til she discovers
a distant herd of Crowdogs hunting
They sniff the air as she approaches
With new-found family, no longer alone
Mona Mehas (she/her) writes poetry and prose from the perspective of a retired disabled teacher in Indiana USA. A Pushcart Prize nominee, her work has appeared in over 70 journals, anthologies, and online museums. Her poetry chapbooks, Questions I Didn’t Know I’d Asked and Hand-Me-Downs were published by LJMcD Communications in 2024 and available from their website and Amazon. Two of Mona’s poems received first place honors in the 2023 Poetry Society of Indiana Fall contest. Mona is EIC of Cicada Song Press and 2nd VP for Poetry Society of Indiana. She is querying her first novel. Tweets @Patienc77732097. https://linktr.ee/monaiv