the healers
the elders
the curvy hooked backs
the one with the spark in her eye
the old and the craggy
the worn and the weary
the digging ones
the smoking guns
the one with the magic that you can buy
the stirring the pot one
the leathery stout one
she with hair growing out of her chin
the one who remembers
the one who surrenders
the one who says back! when the devil comes in
the one all alone
the one that's called crone
the one on the top of the mountain.
Telling Stories to the Trees, Rima Staines.