Orion They say you are the great hunter this day in November when the night wind turns from the north, the sluggish yellow jackets buzzing in the tall grass, New England Winter easing in so carefully. They say you lift the lion’s head with your left hand, with your right, raise your mighty, bloodstained club. You stand on top of the tallest mountains surveying the universe for the next beast of prey. Your hand drops to the handle of your broadsword, eyes scanning the horizon in all directions, remaining motionless as now you stand on a hillside deep in the Berkshires as dead leaves continue to fall. It is hunting season. I carry my own weapon, surveying my universe, seeking the lion of my life, my club not yet mighty or bloodstained. Come talk to me, instruct me in the hunter’s art. Listening to your voice on the wind between two worlds, I hear your words, want to understand, but the meaning is lost in translation. I am left with only stardust and envy. I sit against a granite cliff side still warm from the heat of the afternoon sun. I buzz, a solitary wasp in my sluggish fall frolic, laughter from my lips and you are the only one to hear. Great hunter, your hand is now on my shoulder this November evening. I assume the hunter's stance, hand on my sword, eyes scanning my horizon. I hear your words again on the wind, Orion’s song.