“Earth My Body” by Nicole Sangsuree
Earth My Body
Water My Blood
Air My Breath
and Fire My Spirit
Earth My Body
Water My Blood
Air My Breath
and Fire My Spirit
I like to sing to the Earth
I like to hold her
She likes to sing to me
She likes to hold me
I like to sing to the Earth
I like to hold her
She likes to sing to me
She likes to hold me
I carry fistfuls of leaves
I make love to the breeze
I carry fistfuls of bones
I trust they will lead me home
I carry grief on my wings
I know why caged birds sing
Through many turns of this moon
My women have suffered wounds
But my grandmothers with me
Close your eyes can’t you see?
And my grandchildren are here
The rose the crow and the deer
I am surrounded by light
The light of stories
We need to quiet our minds
We need to listen
We are surrounded by light
The light of stories
We need to quiet our minds
We need to listen
Earth My Body
Water My Blood
Air My Breath
And Fire My Spirit
Earth My Body
Water My Blood
Air My Breath
And Fire My Spirit
Earth My Body
Water My Blood
Air My Breath
And Fire My Spirit