yes you are quite right
sometimes it seems as
if the pharmaceutical world
lies beyond a featureless
black glass of impenetrable
voids disconnected from people
and the raw ingredients that
they isolate and refine from
the herbs that they find
all over the world.
the long ago art of using
a pestle and enriching your
understanding from face to
face contact with your client
seems almost gone
but in secret pockets
all around herbalists
who study with other
herbalists pass hand to
hand knowlege of a drop
of this and a pinch of
that to enrich our ability
to help heal with the
fragrences and potions
and teas.
of course i know the miracle
of anti biotics and what
prednisone can do and can
not do. of course i have seen
thier white pills or colorful
gels help people over a
rock within that they could
not have gone around.
but for me the sweet smell
of herbs boiling in a pot
to be inhaled to make
the breath come easier
brings joy
i use flower remedies
they are my medium of
choice but neat dropper
bottles line the shelves
along with books are in
my office sanctuary
far away from new york
where i was born marie
where you reside
yes hope must spring
eternal thats what it
does afterall.
to marie
somewhere on
the east coast
practicing and
learning her craft.
from the crow making
a healing soup
of lemon grass and lime
leaves with ginger
galangal and making
the air redolent
with
Cinnamon.
By: crow bashka jacobs, ACHS
