Monday, June 11, 2012

"Ancestor's Cry"

Title: "Ancestor's Cry"
Genre: Poetry
Status:  Published
Author's Note:  This is an older poem published and used by the local Pagan Pride organization for some of their events.  In an effort to consolidate all of my works in one central place, I am re-posting it here.  The original poem was an attempt at the sense of timelessness I always feel for the Ancestors--that they are our past, present and future. Thanks to some feedback, I have gone back and revised it considerably since its original publication.



Out of the clay and sand
We rose...
out of the mist and dark

With our first breath
We crossed...
the Ninth Wave
into the future, borne by epic tales

Upon our sturdy backs
We carved...
in blood and bone
the songs and stories you hold dear

As memories and dreams,
We gifted...
Our legacy
to your children's children

In the circle of time,
'round the wheel that turns
We are you!

Remember us, we cry!

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