An Impartation

Sitting in a barn

The smell of hay surrounds me

Streams of light shining through the rafters

All is quiet and calm

Above me, a rustling noise

A snowy white owl sits on a rafter

Then, seemingly floats down

I do not move

But look into this beautiful creature’s eyes

A fierce softness looks back at me

And it flys into my lap

It snuggles up against my neck

Cooing hoo-hoo softly

I dare to touch its feathers

The softness is beyond measure

The snowy owl hoo-hoos

A couple of times – hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo

I see three smaller owlets fly

They come and alight upon me

One on my shoulder

One on my head

One on my lap

All curious

Each one wanted a pet

So, gently petting each one

They snuggle as close as they can

Softly cooing hoo-hoo

As the owlets snuggle

The momma snowy owl watches

She answers them; it seems

Telling them I’m not to be feared

I sit for such a long time

Holding these sweet owlets

Humming to them and petting

A true sense of peace overwhelms me

I look up at the snowy owl momma

I simple ask

“Why me?”

The answer came –“You desire wisdom.”

She gave me an impartation.