Years and Wisdom

[Loretta Riddell (Elohi)]

Years and Wisdom

Years pass so quickly

Wisdom though is gained slowly

Many times painfully

With loss, trials, and suffering that wounds ones heart

Wounds that will never fade but Spirits can heal

Healing to the point one can carry on

Finding their path in life

Many making do with that which the Greatest of Spirits

Guides them through and too 

Yet through the neglect caused by greedy mankind

They have passed on due to illnesses and neglect

Today they walk with the Spirits as Spirits 

Guiding us who are willing to listen

Trust the Spirits within your being

That connects you to the earth, and heavens

And all that surrounds you

 

Written as I listened with my heart to those long gone

A Cherokee Grandmother

A Blackfoot Grandmother

A Grandmother of Christian Faith

A Warrior who picked me up when I was weak

Yet when He was weak from Cancer and Neglected

He only ask I pray for him

And the cry of the wee baby who died from alcohol poisoning

Her death at 3 weeks of age was the only reason

Her parents sought help and reconnected with the Old Tribal Traditions

Empty heart empty arms

Wisdom regained painfully

 

Loretta ©06\09\2014