Today's Earth Prayer

[willowoak]

All winter long

behind every thunder

guess what we heard!

—behind every thunder

the song

of a bird,

a trumpeting bird.

 

All winter long

beneath every snowing

guess what we saw!

—behind every snow

a thaw

and a growing

a greening and growing.

 

Where did we run

beyond gate and guardsman?

Guess if you can!

—all winter long

we ran

to the sun,

the dance of the sun!

 

          —Native American Song