My friend @wylddandelyon drew me an oracle card from the Celtic Oracle:
For you I draw The Eagle. The card shows the eagle flying, head uplifted. In her talons she holds a bodhran painted with the symbols of the four sacred directions. The eagle soars higher, sees farther, and flies longer distances than any other bird, and it is associated with clearsightedness and aspiration. She is rising on the thermals now, her eyes open, able to see past misdirection to the truth. The drum may represent music or things music is used for, or perhaps it represents the world itself given that the directions are painted on it. The eagle is recognized for its wisdom, and is also associated with shape shifting.
In DADGAD, using my Larrivee. I think it needs a flute track, maybe a bodhrán as well to fill it out.
There are spirits of the wild
For whom mankind is but a child
Thunder on the morning air,
drum of wings, she is there.
She is the spirit of the sky
where only hawks and eagles fly
she knows the secrets of the land
from mountain cliff to desert sand
No use for deceit or guile,
that's never been Eagle's style
Lightning on a summer day
that's always been Eagle's way
Bridge:
--Riding thermals, without a care,
--Where only, Eagle, Eagle Dares
--Every direction, under the sun
--Divine are the secrets Eagle has won
Soaring high and seeing far
sees things exactly as they are
Seek the wisdom of the sky?
Very few would even try.
(inst)
(inst)
Seek the wisdom of the sky?
You are braver, --- braver than I.
@scubed Feb 2022
Lovely response to the oracle card! “The wisdom of the sky” is such an evocative phrase. The DADGAD tuning’s deep resonance works really well with these lyrics and your warm voice.
@wylddandelyon Feb 2022
Oh, yeah, I can hear that nice soft bodhran as you're playing. Flute or pennywhistle would blend well too.
Thanks for writing such a nice song to my prompt!
@summerrussell Feb 2022
Ohh, the DADGAD tuning sounds really good here. The long notes ascending and the open spaces between lines are perfect to accompany the image of a soaring eagle with wings outstretched. The last line creates a human connection that hangs in the air as the last notes ring.
@gmcgath Feb 2022
The accompaniment does a lot to convey the sense of seeing the eagle at a great distance, as a mystery partially understood at best.