The gathering of women

She Walks in Beauty

She walks in beauty like the night








Of cloudless climes and starry skies,








And all that's best of dark and bright








Meet in her aspect and her eyes;








Thus mellowed to the tender light








Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
















One ray the more, one shade the less








Had half impaired the nameless grace








Which waves in every raven tress








Or softly lightens o'er her face,








Where thoughts serenely sweet express








How pure, how dear their dwelling place.
















And on that cheek and o'er that brow








So soft, so calm yet eloquent,








The smiles that win, the tints that glow








But tell of days in goodness spent








A mind at peace with all below,








A heart whose love is innocent.
















-- Lord Byron, (George Gordon)

When

I

opened

the

box...

what BEAUTY spilled forth!

I promised its sender

I'd scream

when I received the box,

perhaps she'd hear me

from all

the way

over there?

But, as it turns out...

what happened

is that my breath

had been knocked

right out
from inside

my chest.

*gasp*

No longer a stranger,

Paige spread sunshine

from darkened

Alaskan skies

to Alabama

and brightened my day.

As I poured over the contents

and selected my muse

(above pic is of the items I gathered to keep),

Oh, who am I kidding?

I went back for more of those textured sheets!

Well behaved women rarely make history -Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

Additionally,

I took out from the box

the warmth of your friendship,

the beauty of your giving spirit,

the glow of seeing your workmanship up close & personal,

a piece of your heart,

reflections of your smile!

And

I gave thought

to just what this treasure box

meant to me?

Passion

Power

Strength

Togetherness

Spirit

I was moved to add to the box,

and,

and,

and the ONLY

piece I ask to keep with

The Sacred Crow Treasure Box

is the beaded female face.

So,

today Dec. 3rd

I'm wrapping up the goodies

(like Santa would)

and I'm shipping it off to Grace

THANK YOU

Connie,

Gris,

Paige,

and Grace

for

the gathering of women

EXPERIENCE.