Ecotone Shaman

~ Robin van Tine
June 1999 Michigan

I once asked a rock how I could be whole.
The rock told me to live in the interstices.
Inhabit the Edges & Borders.
Learn from Each.
Teach One a part of the Other’s lessons.
Be a Shaman and connect the worlds.
The Richness & Creativity of Ecotones.

My house is on the edge – in between the worlds.
Wild mud, fins, tides, feathers, & shells on one side.
Cold Pavement and tame lawn on the other.