Inviting the Sun Up

Inviting the Sun Up

Inviting the Sun Up : Facing the East GateWords of invitation echo upon the beating drumAnd the clouds turn redWith a rainbow completing our Circle. Fish surface in the glassy lakeAs Osprey eyes his breakfastAnd a song is sung to welcome the sunInto this new and...
An Internal Altar

An Internal Altar

An Internal Altar : There is a place within each of usthat is a sacred place. It is a placeWhere we place the thingsThat are and continue to beMost precious to us This is where we go to prayWhether we are awareOr not Respect this place andTreat it with care and...
“Come with Me”

“Come with Me”

“Come with Me” : Not a question and not a demandBut an invitation that cannot be refusedA gentle hand waiting to be takenThat leads into a once-feared place of dark No resistance withinAnd a willingness to give up and followWith a trust beyond wordsBeyond...
I Am Water

I Am Water

I Am Water : (In support of Standing Rock and the global need for environmental awareness and balance) #NoDAPL I am wet and yet thirsty. Floating within an endless sea that is deep blue below and light blue in the expanse overhead. There are very few waves, just a...
Author: Nate Long