Hello everyone. We have all been bombarded with negativity lately. It takes a toll on mind, body, and spirit. I thought this would be a good time to stop, breathe, and focus on things that are positive. In my quest for direction I found it led me to the voices of Native Americans. They have a profound connection to earth, nature, spirit, and wisdom. So today I want us to spend a few moments and center ourselves on something other than the frantic, electronic world that surrounds us.
The following are quotes I have chosen for inspiration. Choose as many as you like, but choose at least one that helps you find your poetic voice. Don't rush. Listen to the music. Open yourself to peace. (Please write a new poem for the challenge, add it to Mr. Linky, and then visit your fellow poets to read their work.)
"Walk lightly in the spring;
Mother Earth is pregnant." – Kiowa
"To touch the earth is to have
harmony with nature." - Oglala Sioux
"We are all one child spinning
through Mother Sky." – Shawnee
"The frog does not drink up the
pond in which he lives." – Sioux
"The soul would have no rainbow if
the eye had no tears." - Tribe Unknown
"Listen, or your tongue will make
you deaf." - Tribe Unknown
"All plants are our brothers and
sisters. They talk to us and if we listen, we can hear them." – Arapaho
"What is life? It is the flash of
a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is
the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset." -
Blackfoot
