A memento mori for Ariel, a talisman for Old Man Crow to hold onto, on Wednesday I began by stitching together a bundle of Ariel’s shed whiskers, tried adding some of his claw sheaths but that didn’t feel right, a white feather didn’t work either, tried binding the shard of a broken pot I found as we smoothed the earth in the hole for his grave but that wasn’t right either… this morning my favourite sea worn piece of driftwood felt good so I lit a stick of incense holding Grace of Windthread’s one line poem “we are burning Karma and it smells like incense” in my heart for the making
Old Man Crow woke at that moment, Ariel had just visited him from the bardo
Ariel’s whiskers & Old Man Crow’s Bandaged Heart bound to my favourite sea worn piece of driftwood
you, me and the Ariel P in our moonboat
with so much love tonight under the waning gibbous moon
The Letter U from An illuminated Book of Cats © 2010
a memento mori for Ariel
Posted: April 14, 2017 by Mo Crow in It's Crow Time, magicTags: cats, memory keeper, talismans
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It's Crow Time 
No words. Just love.
Incredibly beautiful Mo xxx
i breathe this in, this Love…..
So moving, so beautiful, Mo. Much love to you and Rod, may Ariel’s loving spirit help heal your grieving hearts.
((((((((((Ariel))))))))
My heart is with you as you honor Ariel so beautifully.
how you move us and the air around you with your love made manifest in ritual and art
So Beautiful, I am very teary….oxox
Pure magic, from the heart to the hands, binding all three together….still and forever.
That is so beautiful. R.I.P. Ariel. x
Strong magic, healing love, bright spirit
Making for love………………………….
Sweet tears here Mo.
(((LOVE)))
(((Mo))) I will be back again and again to absorb all that you offer here. Love to you both, and sweet Ariel P too.
So much love between the three of you…it shimmers out to the rest of us. ox
i have only warmth for you all
Love to the three of you…