Sage

I am a Sage, bearing infinite wisdom

Or perhaps winding down swirling incense tricks me

Has my mind going counterclockwise

Doing loopty-loops

Herbaceous sage wand, not marijuana

Heightens my intentions

Clears my space, clears my mind

Smoke smudged, four corners

Provides editorial notes

Red-breasted Nuthatch taps

At a cracked window

Woody aroma befriends passerine

Yank-Yank, its hornlike call

Summons a sill-side trio

Flame belly fowl

Lures me with squeaky tin rolls

Nearby tree antics; window view

Nuthatch downward bole walking

Stirs the pot, making me consider

Self-acclaimed folly, fizzled outlook

Ruminating on the benefits and drawbacks

Inspired by Earthbound Angels

Spiritual light blinks

Clarity, inner truth, curiosity

Internal fire subsides; rechanneling

Clarity, inner truth, curiosity

Spiritual light blinks

Inspired by Earthbound Angels

Ruminating on the benefits and drawbacks

Self-acclaimed folly, fizzled outlook

Stirs the pot, making me consider

Nuthatch downward bole walking

Nearby tree antics; window view

Lures me with squeaky tin rolls

Flame belly fowl

Summons a sill-side trio

Yank-Yank, its hornlike call

Woody aroma befriends passerine

At a cracked window

Red-breasted Nuthatch taps

Provides editorial notes

Smoke-smudged four corners

Clears my mind, clears my space

Heightens my intentions

Herbaceous sage wand, not marijuana

Doing loopty-loops

Has my mind going counterclockwise

Or perhaps winding down swirling incense tricks me

I am a Sage, bearing infinite wisdom

~

Author's note: I attempted a Palindrome poem for this challenge, also known as a "mirror poem." This effect provides two sides of the same story.

Red-breasted Nuthatch is a curious character, and one of the few birds that walk headfirst down a tree trunk; hence, one of its spiritual meanings is the ability to see things from different perspectives.