Happy Thanksgiving!
By Jenn | November 26, 2009
Greetings and Thanks
– Inspired by the Onondaga Nation
Greetings and Thanks to each other as people
To the Earth
mother of all
greetings & thanks
to all the waters
waterfalls & rain, rivers & oceans
greetings & thanks
to all the
fish life
greetings & thanks
the grains and greens
beans & berries
as one we send thanks to food plants
medicine herbs of the world and their keepers
greetings & thanks
the trees for shelter & shade, fruit & beauty
greetings * thanks
to all birds
large and small
joyful greeetings & thanks
and from the four directions
the four winds
thank you for purifying the air we breathe and giving us strength
greetings
and now the sun
for the light of a new day and all the fires of life
greetings & thanks
to our oldest grandmother
the moon
leader of women all over the world
and the stars
for their mystery, beauty & guidance
greetings & thanks
to our teachers
from all times reminding us of how to live in harmony
greetings & thanks
and for all the gifts of creation
for all the love around us
greetings & thanks
and for that which is forgotten
we remember
we end our words
now our minds are one.
(You can purchase a beautifully printed & watercolor-illustrated version of this prayer at Milkweed Mercantile)
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thank you, and to a good holiday one and all, and thanks for the poem, haven’t seen or heard it in awhile.
LOVE THIS!!! sent it to a friend and will read it tonight at t-day dinner with Will’s family…
xoxoxj
Oh, this is lovely. Thank you so much, and a happy Thanksgiving to you as well.