Thank you!
I want to tell you Thank You but words don’t seem enough
This year has been so wonderful, praying, singing, camping and all that stuff
Your patient loving, giving ways have changed my life forever
This family is so special we can accomplish anything together
Your generous heart and kindness I will not soon forget
I cherish each moment in your presence and have no regret
I have a lot to learn and look forward to each new day
For, I know that deep down in my heart, your guidance is the way
I appreciate all you do and say, to know you is a privilege and a pleasure
The knowledge that I have acquired, I can’t even begin to measure
I love you both with all my heart and treasure this time so dearly
My life has been transformed forever and for that I thank you sincerely.
Love
Karen
My Mother, My Oak
By Kelly Minic
We started out so very small, a seed; that formed and grew within the ancient womb of time.
As we have grown we became aware of all life around us. We were surrounded by the warmth of our blessed womb.
We grew within our womb, growing limbs with fingers and toes; hearts that beat in unison with our Mothers’ love.
Our heads peeked out into this world for the very first time; into her loving hands and roots of life.
She cooed and swayed in gentle encouragement so we would bring ourselves forward into the Light.
As we have grown her body shaded and comforted, protected and guarded, nurtures and loves; so we grow straight and tall, strong and beautiful.
She gives us her lessons of wisdom and strength; so we can branch out and experience all stages of life and living.
She catches us when we stumble and lifts us up when we fall. She is and always will be our life support, our strength.
As we give life to our own seeds within, we hope to pass on all that she teaches us, the wisdom she has gifted to us.
For you, Beloved Mamma, will always be my strength, my wisdom, my oak.
I Would Rather
A’Channa Kichiwa
I'd rather be with you
My heart wrapped up in your heart
My thoughts and words and actions
Supporting all you do
I'd rather be with you
Through all my waking hours
And on into the dream time
I'd rather be with you
So many times I've tried
So many times I've failed
To be the one you needed
To be the one who hears
But through all the steps and miss-steps
Mistakes and miss directions
My heart still cries to your heart
I'd rather be with you
I offer now my life
To you and to the Mission
However longs it takes
However far we go
So through the end of time
Till time no longer matters
In thought and mind and spirit
I'll always be with you
Lady Phoenix
Lovely Phoenix rising
Bountiful, beautiful, brave
The times are dark, the need is great
Your love is our brightest shield
The power of hope is the gift that you weave
Into the dreams of the children
Lady of the Light
Bountiful, beautiful, brave
Drink from my well,
Sup at my table, rest in my garden
I will sing to you all night long
If you only will stay
Lady of the Promise
Bountiful, beautiful, brave
Come and fill, come and heal
I will not ask you to linger
Leave with the dawn
to return to the fray
But always come back to me
Your heart has a home with me
The Lake
Orion Logan
The Great Lake lies still, unknowing
While the caged sparrow sits
Looking out on the scene.
He sits and he weeps
For the life he lost and cries:
“Why, Oh Why, Oh Why?”
The Lake sees the sparrow’s pain
And feels sorry
And with that
The Great Lake let out a cry!
A cry so horrible and sad
That it rang through the town.
But that cry set the sparrow free!
The cry shook the cage…
It shattered
And the sparrow flew out!
He said thank you to the Lake
Then he sped off and spread his wings
And cried with joy
For he had regained his life.
The Lake was touched
And from then on the sparrow came to visit him.
The town still sits nestled in the trees
But no one can forget
The cry that set the sparrow free!
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Sacred Trust
Jerilynn July 2009
TO OUR BELOVED MOTHER MAKEESHA MARI
The time draws near now.
We come to the sunset of this walk together,
Just as you birth at a new Dawn.
You once were our Mother.
You held us in Spirit Truth,
As we birthed to Love.
Now, you will be our child, our Sacred Trust.
We will hold you now in the memory of your True Beingness,
As you once did selflessly for us.
Wheels of unfolding, our souls joined.
Our hearts entwined,
Love’s eternal flame still burns.
We are your Amaraji Maha Marai Temple Maha Marai.
You will be our Sacred Trust,
Our sacred child to hold and protect.
In our hearts,
We will see the light shining from your innocent eyes,
We will know the stages of your walking and talking,
We will remember the Truth of your Heart
And your Mission as you grow into maidenhood.
Our songs will be your lullabies and your Refuge.
Our prayers will blanket you in Tender Love.
Wheels of unfolding, our souls joined.
Our hearts entwined,
Love’s eternal flame still burns.
We are your Amaraji Maha Marai Temple Maha Marai.
You are our Sacred Trust now,
We will not forsake you.
Our gratitude for you will create a river of joy and peace,
Flowing freely to all people.
We will hold fast to the Covenant and your Mission.
We know you are the Sacred Heart of Love’s Promise for our world.
Wheels of unfolding, our souls joined.
Our hearts entwined,
Love’s eternal flame still burns.
We are your Amaraji Maha Marai Temple Maha Marai.
The days will unfold, years will pass,
Our lives will come to an end.
Yet, you will remain our Sacred Trust,
A heartbeat away in Tarai, in Eternal Love.
Ama Marai, Our Beloved.
