>>>Merging<<<< ( earth poem)

The mountains,I become part of it...

The herbs,the fir tree,I become part of it.

The morning mists,the clouds,the gathering waters,

I become part of it.

The wilderness,the dewdrops,the pollen....

I become part of it.

((navajo earth chant))

* this chant shows us why we must clean our planet, for we ARE the earth from the first breath, to the last*

Comments: 16

Becky Powell May 6, 2008, 8:02am EDT

What beautiful and inspiring words, penni. I wish we all felt the connection to the Earth that Native Americans share. Thanks for posting this.

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Katie Scarlett (Site Bouncer Wanna Be) O. May 6, 2008, 8:20am EDT

penni, this is lovely. I do have to tell you that back in the late 60's and early 70's when I was a teen, we also tried to call for an ecology movement and it never took off. We said the same things that are being said today. That's why you'll find more people in their late 40's and 50's who live a greener existence than adults who are younger, unless, of course, they have been raised by old hippies, like me.
This is lovely, and I hope that many people read it and really take it to heart.

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*LORA* M. May 6, 2008, 8:32am EDT

pretty and peaceful. I like the pic.

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Kay M. May 6, 2008, 12:29pm EDT

It's lovely

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Amy H. May 6, 2008, 1:19pm EDT

Thanks for sharing with:
The group: We Comment Back

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t b. May 6, 2008, 7:06pm EDT

This is very nice Penni, thank you.

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Peter Joseph Swanson May 7, 2008, 9:35am EDT

SO cool !!! Marvelous !!!

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William Dotani May 7, 2008, 2:24pm EDT

These are beautiful thoughts, but I lived on the edge of a Navajo reservation in Arizona and it was obvious to me these people were filled with such bitterness that they have forgotten these words.

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penni d. May 7, 2008, 2:26pm EDT

No wonder, william. When i researched the poem, found that it goes back about 200 years...yes, they may have become bitter, but it shows that they understood the dangers of polution long before the white man...

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