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Started by Michael Johnson Feb 10. 0 Replies 0 Likes
THE RHYME OF THE REMITTANCE MANThere's a four-pronged buck a-swinging in the shadow of my cabin, And it roamed the velvet valley till to-day; But I tracked it by the river, and I trailed it in the…Continue
Started by Michael Johnson Aug 29, 2017. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Back in the fifties when my Grandfather Passed away the family went back to Atkins Arkansas for the burial and to auction off the old family farm. This song pretty much says it like it was for there…Continue
Started by Michael Johnson Aug 27, 2017. 0 Replies 0 Likes
When most of us think of this song the singer Cher comes into mind but when you grew up in the 50s this was a popular hit by Ricky Nelson on his " Songs By Ricky" album 1959Your pappy was a traitor…Continue
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Daddy...
I awoke this morning
No birds were singing
There were no birds at all
Odd...
I looked out the window
The trees were all gone
Only houses covered the land
No trees...no birds
Looking upward
No sky to be seen
Only haze
Brown and thick
My young daughter came running,
Daddy, daddy....we have to go to the zoo!
Why?
Because they have the last living bear!
My stomach churned
I felt sick
What have we done?
Is this really happening?
Daddy...
Yes?
Why is there only one bear left?
What did you do with them?
Tears welled into my eyes
Daddy...
Yes?
Can you tell me what a bird was?
Daddy...
Yes?
Is it true that there used to be wolves?
Where did they go?
Daddy...
Yes?
Tell me of the old days...
When there used to be animals and we weren’t sick all the time
And tears of guilt ran as a river
3 Hawks
Earth Lessons
Walk in mountain forests
Where your false pride has no value
Listen well to all your Earth Teachers
For they care not about your ego
Dare to touch Earth Mother with your heart
That you might hear echoes of ancient wisdom
Allow Wind Spirits to caress your face
And sense freedom not born of material possessions
Drink purity from water veins of our Earth Mother
To drown the arrogance creating your thirst for power
Make time to observe the ant
For she will instruct you in the ways of true humility
Search out the glistening grain of sand
If you wish to see natural beauty
Contemplate the forming of rounded river stones
That you might conquer change
Observe the deer among dewy grasses
And they will teach you the giveaway
Focus on the mighty bear
Should you dare to look within yourself
Listen to the Stellers Jay
For her squawking may be your echo
Look beyond the end of your nose
And see a world that can live without you
Watch the snake as he sheds his skin
That you can learn to let go of hurtful things
Study the ways of wolf
Where family value exceeds the self
Observe the spider carefully
What you do to the web of life, you do to yourself
View stars on a moonless night
To know there is light in the darkest of times
Pursue an eye for an eye
And you may be blinded first
Watch the butterfly as she dances in flight
That your own actions may be as beautiful
Open your ears that you might hear beyond yourself
Or has your own voice made you deaf?
Now, gaze into still waters
And observe what you really reflect
Sidanelai (we are family)
3 Hawks
Sleeping; unmindful of the passing storm.
Dreaming; of sunny days, and running through fields of barley and corn.
Waking; to a blessed brand new summer’s morn.
Working; out in the fields from dusk till dawn.
Evening; a time to be thankful, however tired and worn.
~Wildthing
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