May all things move and be moved in me
and know and be known in me
May all creation
dance for joy within me.
How lovely are thy holy groves
God of heaven and earth
My soul longs and faints
for the circle of thy trees.
My heart and my flesh
sing with joy to thee
O God of life
I have posted these simple verses to honor our remaining trees in Southern California. The 5 year drought has left us with 49 million less trees.
Please don't take any tree or living thing for granted...honor all things of Mother Earth..John Nigel
Earth our mother, breathe forth life
all night sleeping
now awaking
in the east
now see the dawn
Earth our mother, breathe and waken
leaves are stirring
all things moving
new day coming
life renewing
Eagle soaring, see the morning
see the mysterious morning
something marvelous and sacred
though it happens every day
Dawn the child of God and Darkness.
Flowers have come!
to refresh
and delight you, princes.
you see them briefly
as they dress themselves,
spread their petals,
perfect only in spring-----
countless golden flowers!
The flowers have come
to skirt the mountain!
Yellow flowers
sweet flowers
precious vanilla flowers
the crow's dark magic flowers
weave themselves together
They are your
flowers, god
We only borrow them
your flowered drum,
your bells,
your song.
They are your flowers, god.
Don't just take time out to "smell the roses" take time out, and lots of it to play and enjoy the natural and free benefits of Mother Earth...playing is the key to a long and happy life, no matter your age now. John N Crook
I who am the beauty of the green earth and the white moon among the stars and the mysteries of the waters,
I call upon your soul to arise and come unto Me.
For I am the soul of nature that gives life to the universe.
From Me all things proceed and unto Me they must return.
Let My worship be in the heart that rejoices, for behold-
all acts of love and pleasure are My rituals.
Let there be beauty and strength, power and compassion, honor and humility, mirth and reverence within you.
And you who seek to know Me, know that your seeking and learning will avail you not, unless you know the Mystery, for if that what you seek, you find not within yourself, you will never find it without.
For behold, I have been with your from the beginning, and I am that which is attained at the end of desire.
This is what I want to happen that our earth mother
may be clothed in ground corn four times over,
that frost flowers cover her entirely,
that the mountain pines far away over there
may stand close to each other in the cold,
that the weight of snow crack some branches!
In order that the country may be this way
I have made my prayer sticks into something alive.
