Once we planted trees
To mark your passing
Hoping you would return
We called to you,
Grandfathers!
Grandmothers!
Asking you to come home
Once we raised mounds
Laid you deep inside
And visited bringing gifts
We called to you,
Grandfathers!
Grandmothers!
Asking you to hear our praise and songs
It has been so long
Since a tree was planted
Or a name was given
A mound was raised
Or a gift laid down
Again, we prepare the ground for trees
Again, we give the names
Again, we prepare the Earth for mounds
Again, we lay down the gifts
We seek you once again
We call to you, we sing to you, we praise you
Grandfathers!
Grandmothers!
Asking you to come home
Asking you to show us the way before
Asking you to walk with us once more
Beautiful, especially with the season on us. Thank you for your words!
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Thank you for reading them! ^_^
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I love reading this. Thank you for sharing! Do you have any updates regarding your Ancestor Devotional?
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Thank you for reading! The finishing touches are going on the Devotional and it will be done. I can’t wait to hold it in my hands. Four years of work from so many hands and hearts.
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Awesome–I can’t wait to read it. You (along with Kenn Day) really helped to get me started with ancestor work from your talks at Convo.
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