Animal Creators

Marlene Lacey

animal creators: jaw-created fish
Bird emerged from bone
the bird
buffalo world jaw

Prairie Horse Jaws
gifted to me
turn into buffalo
bird
fish
whale
 —
animal images. 

The spirit of animals
within the bone
grabbed my hand
and creatively emerged.
Enjoying
fresh air and sunshine,
they move about.,
once more
listeners
of tree songs.

Bones — a memory of the animals that were.