MAGICAL HEALING DUST REVISED

 

There is peppery cayenne

Rich, red, and stinging

Think of all the dusty protection it’s bringing

Keeping my beloved dogs from

Crawling under the porch mat

Keeping sharp=toothed possums

From establishing habitats

 

Then there is Sangre de Drago dust

Magical healer when a paste

Healing skin sun-debased

But when a fiery, resinous smoke so dense

Lit, as if, an aromatic incense

No demons dare cross our threshold

 

Russian folktales have us enter

The mysterious bathhouse at midnight

To meet the magical water sprite

Sprinkling powdered flower dust

To ease us through the fear and mistrust

 

How can we suppress tropical cyclones

Living in a mobile home I fear hurricanes

Seems impossible to charm winds and violent rains

But this weekend we have dust from the Sahara Desert

Taming the swirling of heat and humidity

Nature’s magical spell to help us avert

Sparing us from destruction and hurt

If only it lasted longer

 

Dust

Dust

A phenomenon to displease

We sure do tend to wheeze and sneeze

It brings unease, yet to clean it is a breeze

When we show our expertise

With dust that will appease

Our daily needs…

 

© 2022, 2024 Clarissa Simmens (ViataMaja)

IMAGE: Magic Healing Dust4