Sacred Trust

We are the keepers of this land

She shelters and sustains us

Long after the flesh fails the spirit

We will care for these lands

Our drums will be heard upon the winds

Our voices in the rustle of the leaves

My people have a sacred trust with the land

A trust no man may break, a trust that
death cannot sever

We were here when you first stepped foot upon this land

And here we will remain long after the last step has disturbed her soil.

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I have seen many winters

I am not old, but neither am I young

I have stood witness as the sun rose and fell

I have seen the moon in all its glory

I have seen the children of the Earth

And the children of their children

I have protected them from the wind and rain

I have shielded them from the sun and heat

They have played and squabbled around my feet

And I have held them in my arms

They once honoured me

Sang songs to me, spoke to me

Of all the things I have come to love

It is them that I shall miss most of all

I will of course survive their passing

I will see a world without them

In time I will heal, my pain shall subside

But I shall never forget the children of the Earth

Nor shall I forget the children of their children

And how much joy they once brought
into my life

Their bodies may leave this place

But their spirit shall remain

I shall remember their songs and their drums

And I will sing for them and their place
upon our mother

I will not remember them as they are now

I will remember them in their youth, in their joy.

Peace

A river flowing slowly along, caressing the shore
A beautiful sunrise, as the birds welcome a new day

Trees whispering to each other, as the
wind moves among them
The beautiful face of grandmother moon, as she
rises majestically over the forest

The sparkle, as the young discover true love
for the first time
A smile that crosses the face of the newly wed

A good night kiss for a child, that speaks of unconditional love
The connection between two who have spent a lifetime in the company of each other

Peace is a calmness that radiates out from the soul
Lasting for many of us mere moments
for the lucky few a life time, and for some
seemingly unattainable

Yet, even if stolen in seconds or measured
in moments, it is a treasure
A warm caress from the creator, that promises love and eternity

A gift we would share, a gift with no cost
and no reward
A gift from the heart, a gift of peace

A gift, from the creator
to be shared among all

Peace.

Infestation

Are we a people living in harmony with this planet
Or are we an infestation the Earth can’t shake

We pollute its waters, we poison its air
we destroy its land
All this we do in the name of comfort

We torture the Earth day after day
So the car can go another mile, so we can
have a Big Mac

Day in and day out we try to kill it
Yet why do we do this, when we are so tied to it

All the Save the Planet rallies in the world
Are not going to change a damn thing

We will never quit until the planet is dead
Which amounts to mass suicide for all of us

We call Hitler the worst murderer in history
Yet we are doing global genocide

Why do we hate the Earth
When it provides us life

True it does eventually reclaim all that it gave
Dust to dust, dirt to dirt

Is this why we hate the Earth
Thanking her in ceremony for giving us life

Yet secretly hating her for eventually
taking that life away
Do we all have a subconscious desire to kill the thing before it claims us

Or are we just a simple people unable to comprehend what we do
A flock of sheep that accepts everything as is

Or maybe we are just an apathetic people
Who don’t care about ourselves, our children

Whatever the reason, revenge, stupidity, apathy
Once the Earth is gone, so goes its infestation.

Mother Earth

I was out in the field, firing off orders of
what was to be done
When a man appeared from behind the
glare of the sun

He asked me by what right I claim this land
So I took out the paper and placed it in his hand
This gives me the right to do as I please
I own the dirt. I own the trees

This land provides me with economic prosperity When I look upon this land it is money
as far as the eye can see

The old man looked at me with the saddest eyes
Bent and picked up a handful of dirt
and said, you actually believe those lies

In my hand I hold all that you were are
and will ever be
You may be able to lie to yourself but not to me

This gave life to you and me
And provided for everything you have and everything you see

This is the reason for our birth
And the reason my people call this land
Mother Earth

The Earth gave you life and provided the
necessities as you grew
The Earth nurtures you and will one day reclaim you

Maybe the courts will accept that paper as true
But we both know who owns who.

The Day the Earth Cried

The Earth cried yesterday
And no one listened

They saw but they didn’t care
They knew but they didn’t stop

They watched, they were appalled
but they watched
They filed letters, they said excuse me
that’s wrong

They told their friends, this is wrong
And the friends said yes this is wrong

And the government said it will be okay
And the people said, yeah maybe so

And the Earth cried
And the people watched

And hurricanes happened
And the weather turned treacherous

And the Earth cried
And the people watched

And the Earth cried

And the people watched

And one day the people died

And the Earth cried and nobody watched.