Fair Mohawk, Seven Generations Long   jarred trout
  Dec 12, 2004 05:10 PST 
i was faint of heart

and at a loss for words



took myself to fair Mohawk

and had counsel with the birds



great red tail hawk

what did she say?



step lightly into this sacred green

a few gentle steps at first

you will quicken your stride

as your heart comes clean



its not the past that lights your way

its in the words no one can say



its a gentle waft of sweetgrass

that crosses your back

as the winds of this land

blow forward to lighten your pack



its the birds on high

and grounded four legs

that you dont see



its in your breath

a cadence true

soaring on these thermals

for ones like you



no one comes here

that has not been

called to this place

our connected past lives

now back again



listen to the songs

of winded crowns

take heart in these

and what you've found



a place to stay

in centered bliss

from the old ones tall

your home is this



and when your are well

and your stance is strong

pass these lesson

seven generations long