Temerarious Tempest Reader in a Teacup

Temerarious Tempest Reader in a Teacup

Clever Crocutas serving high tea and trading omens 

upon the shadowed ceiling of their oracular cave

Striped, spotted, earthy brown

Ferocious matriarchs, relentless Houdinis

never quite where or what you expect

Lunar priestesses, cloisonne pots steaming sigils 

from Serengeti to Caucasus

Leading cackling feliform carnivoran packs.

Turning surviving into thriving

the way high rollers turn a pittance 

into winner's stacks.

Roll them bones! 

Mama needs a new pair of shoes!

Set yourself free from fears. 

There is the cave that holds 

the treasure you seek.

Giggle, chuckle, fill nights with cocksure glee.

Howl with the absurd hilarity 

run mad as often as you please,

but do not faint, Fanny, 

Oscar, so wild, combing your manes!

It could all turn on a dime. 

Tails, you run!

Life is the grand game, 

yet no one gets out alive.

Master that throat chakra, folks!

Clarity in communication 

is worth more than being shy, quaint.

Nobody has time for that. 

Laughter reduces shadows.

Good medicine for everything 

except broken ribs.

Having some left at the end of the day

means there is still hope for tomorrow.

Laughter and tears

soap for the soul.

Moods are contagious.

Be courageous.

Stand in your truth.

Hunt diligently for the right words

rather than scavenge for what you can make use of 

just because it is laying close at hand, MacGyver.

Tough enough to laugh first at yourself, fool.

Consult the Clan.

Hear our concert.

Create your oasis.

Fierce bite protects loyal heart.

Ready your battle plans.

Lead from the center of the mud puddle

Shenzi, Banzai... Ed

Everything light and shadow touches

Crown your lunacy 

while shifting shape

on the crossroads of your desert

For those new to the game, each piece in the Singing series is inspired by a Teacher found in Nature; a star, stone, animal, plant etc that holds lessons of Wisdom for us. Can you guess who is singing today?

Hyenas have often gotten a bad reputation in folklore or symbolically, been cast as the villains, deceitful brutes or just dirty scavengers. In truth they more solidly represent the duality of nature, both worthy and brutal. Hyenas can hunt alone or in packs. They are capable of strategic thinking, fearless courage, great strength, resourceful, adaptable, resilient and yet all four species are most known for their barking which sounds so much like laughter. Hyena could represent fear, chaos, darkness, powers from beyond the void and the messengers that travel between carrying power, even death... and the laughter that exposes all those things, breaks their hold and dispels them, protection from all the evils that go bump in the night.