QUEEN OF FOXES BY SEAN BOWLEY

Somewhere beyond the sun
Remains a timeless face
Framed in ink, poetry and life
Sparks push back the night
Summoning winds of change
Igniting the fire of creation
The queen of foxes waits
Calling the wild ones home
Flaming blue eyes traced in khol
Mariners marks upon her face
What do stars and donkeys say
Oh queen of inked delight?
Embracing waves of untamed vision
Fond memories cast in a ring
A lockless gilded cage
Steadies the gull’s flight home 
Raise the moon one more time
Play the devil for a fool
Drink the ocean’s roar tonight
I’ll meet you at twilight’s pool

(This is a poem about Vali Myers, the Witch of Positano.)

• Write a character sketch of someone you consider a “wild woman’ in all the best ways. What have you discovered? What aspects would you like to develop within yourself?

• What would it be like to embrace an untamed vision? What would you do? Who would you be?

• What spirit animal do you feel close to? Write a poem about yourself interweaving the imagery of this wild creature. After you’ve finished, spend a moment reflecting on what you’ve learned about your particular form of wildness.