WINGS TO FLY — HUNTER LIGUORE
/The sun comes to melt the snow. As I walk in the wild, I discover a sparrow unable to fly. The neighborhood surrounding us is chock with sound—dogs barking; children playing; cars passing; a saw cutting trees in the distance. Life moves and evolves. Then there is the sparrow, poking the ground, imitating the other birds. It hops to the mourning doves for help, but is ignored. It hops to the juncos, but is avoided. It hops to the squirrel, is hit and sent away. The sparrow sits alone, turning round and round, like a child, curious, yet unsure, perhaps trying to figure out where help will come from… the afternoon sun changes direction. Flocks of birds come and go. Even the sparrow has moved on. How did it gain its wings to fly—or did the sparrow have the understanding all along?
Hunter Liguore’s motto is ‘respect for differences.’ An award-winning author, professor, and historian, she’s won numerous literary awards and published widely, including her loving-kindness children’s book, The Whole World Inside Nan’s Soup (YeeHoo Press). A gentle advocate for living in harmony with the natural world and with one another, when you support Hunter’s work, you're partaking in an equal exchange that supports compassion and peace in the world. (www.hunterliguore.org.)
