Earth Magnetics

I was eight, maybe seven
the first time I held the fork shaped stick
an ability to find underground water source is rare
a handful have the gift
they feel the fork shaped stick bend,
even against equal and opposite force
I have felt the pull of the earth
under a certain tree, before a rain storm
I walk shaking with bent concentration,
wishing for the gift of finding water,
Finding a deep life source
desperate in the dry season,
cattle putting hopes on my young arms