Life
The Goddess speaks to us
and we listen to her.
She shows us where to go,
for stress, she is the cure.
We are renewed in her Clear Creek
searching for relief
from a world of constant greed.
Gently moving waters
flow into our lives,
a life force energy
reminding us we are alive,
and connected to every other
living thing on Earth.
Every link in the chain
has inherent worth.
For us all I send out this message,
be kind to each other,
respect all life,
the Earth is our only, true mother.
River of Tears
The Grand Canyon:
dry gravel appearing to be devoid of breath,
disguises a hidden oasis,
a rapid river of depth.
The Colorado river is a river of tears,
cried by those who survive
this unforgiving land,
for those who have died,
to become part of the sand.
Tears so strong they cut through stone,
cut through years past
to create a home,
for so much life,
from the rattlesnakes and the scorpions,
to the big horn sheep and the mountain lion,
to the California Condor and the Peregrine Falcon,
to the javelina and the Havasupai.
The great circle of life,
the violence of death
and the pain of birth,
all to sustain new life,
new experience,
new value,
and worth.
Because each life means something to another,
we are all mother, father sister and brother.
A place where tears of sadness turn to tears of joy,
a canyon, the Earth, our planet,
our only home,
it’s not a toy.
So, treat it with respect,
the only home we’ll ever know,
with it’s ups and downs,
the world spinning round,
for billions of years,
our insecure fears?
Just a thirty second commercial,
in an ancient river of tears.
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