Heart Song!

My heart sleeps, softly dreaming

beneath Creator's skies;

overhead, the stars are waking,

twinkling a message to my eyes.

Mountains and mesas surround me,

keeping silent watch, deeply black

against the orange and purple

of the luxurious desert sunset.

Through the shifting, golden sands,

the Grandfather winds whisper their secrets;

my spirit listens, quickens:

was that a name they brought?

Still, I wait in quiet prayer,

hoping to someday find love;

if I wish upon the falling star,

is there still a chance for me?

The tang of mesquite fills the air,

wild sage adds to the flavor;

this stark place is one I dearly love.

There is so much of me here.

This is the heart place, of Mother Earth,

filled with a beauty beyond compare;

gentle and deadly, this, my hearts home,

desert lands and mountains that I love.

Canyons and valleys, rocks and sand,

la cholla standing guard;

juniper and chaparral, pinyon and pine,

the trees of the desert, offering their fruit.

Trails that run on forever,

caves with dark secrets,

water in strange places

as pure and sweet as life.

This is the place of wild horses,

puma, and coyote;

here, the ancients call me -

it is here my heart belongs.

Songs of the Anazasi

vibrate still upon the air;

hidden in these lost places,

their spirits still roam today.

One day, I will return,

answer the calling of my spirit;

it is here, they say,

I will find that for which my heart yearns.

written by: Dekanogi Ulogilv

granny

© 5/7/2010

Awarded 8 May 2010