Part 4 Native American Info

"Ancient Voices"

Did you listen today?
What did your hear?
The ancient ones call and we feel them around us, but we do not listen.
We no longer hear the voices in the wind as the leaves and branches tell us stories.
The moon brings us messages and we do not see them.
We are to busy with the world created by man.
Take your children back to the times when the voices were heard and the signs were given.
Go back before the importance of Creation leaves us forever.
The voices of the ancestors may have been silenced by the death call but they are only a whisper away.
Their music may have faded from our ears but must we let the delicate sounds of our past go with them?
Our children need the teachings that are leaving us forever.
Sing the words in a lullaby,
whisper to them so they hear, lead them and they will follow.
Never let our traditions die.
Respected and revered the old ones still walk with us.
They hold our hand to help us see.
They still lead us and we must follow. We need not let the dreams they had for the future depart this life. This is why they honored us with their wisdom.
When they leave us one by one, they take the book with them, leaving a patchwork of dreams on the web of life.
What we do with the patches will help us to grow in wisdom.
The Earth Mother is bountiful enough for all her children.
Working together we can bring back the unique and powerful voice of our past.
Grasp the insights and perceptions in the wind.
The future of our children depends on our actions today.
Do not let the voices of the ancestors or the echoes of their songs fade away.

October 29, 2000

~ Momfeather

Found on the "United Native America".com site.
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Earth teach me stillness

as the grasses are stilled with light.

Earth teach me suffering

as old stones suffer with memory.

Earth teach me humility

as blossoms are humble with beginning.

Earth Teach me caring

as the mother who secures her young.

Earth teach me courage

as the tree which stands alone.

Earth teach me limitation

as the ant which crawls on the ground.

Earth teach me freedom

as the eagle which soars in the sky.

Earth teach me resignation

as the leaves which die in the fall.

Earth teach me regeneration

as the seed which 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 in the rain.

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