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Sharing Songs of Earth and Sky

Understanding the World

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“It is possible to understand the world from studying a leaf. You can comprehend the laws of aerodynamics, mathematics, poetry, and biology through the complex beauty of such a perfect structure. It’s also possible to travel the whole globe and learn nothing.”

~Joy Harjo,
The Field of Miracles

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Image: Spring Rain and Lilacs
by Nancy L

Celebrate the World

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“Once upon a time, when women were birds, there was the simple understanding that to sing at dawn and to sing at dusk was to heal the world through joy. The birds still remember what we have forgotten, that the world is meant to be celebrated.”

~Terry Tempest Williams,
When Women Were Birds

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Image: Linocut by Robert Gillmor

Last Night As I Was Sleeping

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Photo by Gavin Mackintosh South Molton, United Kingdom

Last night as I was sleeping,
I dreamt—marvelous error!—
that a spring was breaking
out in my heart.
I said: Along which secret aqueduct,
Oh water, are you coming to me,
water of a new life
that I have never drunk?

Last night as I was sleeping,
I dreamt—marvelous error!—
that I had a beehive
here inside my heart.
And the golden bees
were making white combs
and sweet honey
from my old failures.

Last night as I was sleeping,
I dreamt—marvelous error!—
that a fiery sun was giving
light inside my heart.
It was fiery because I felt
warmth as from a hearth,
and sun because it gave light
and brought tears to my eyes.

Last night as I slept,
I dreamt—marvelous error!—
that it was God I had
here inside my heart.

-Antonio Machado
Translated by Robert Bly

Earth Teach Me

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Earth teach me caring
as mothers nurture their young.

Earth teach me courage
as the tree that stands alone.

Earth teach me limitation
as the ant that crawls on the ground.

Earth teach me freedom
as the eagle that soars in the sky.

Earth teach me acceptance 
as the leaves that die each fall.

Earth teach me renewal
as the seed that rises in the spring.

Earth teach me to forget myself
as melted snow forgets its life.

Earth teach me to remember kindness
as dry fields weep with rain.

~Ute Prayer

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Image: Aspen Light
by Nancy L

Dirt Prayer

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Hold on to what is good, Even if it’s a handful of earth. Hold on to what you believe, Even if it’s a tree that stands by itself. Hold on to what you must do, Even if it’s a long way from here. Hold on to your life, Even if it’s easier to let go. Hold on to my hand, Even if I’ve gone away from you.

Pueblo Indian Prayer

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Photo by Kyle Ellefson on Unsplash