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wredgranny
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0 posted 2007-01-06 07:02 PM



Usti Ulv!(Little Sister)

Breezes blowing in her hair she walks a log across the stream
arms held out to keep her balance,laughter bubbles from her lips as
toad jumps in the water.
Little fawn leaps away running towards his mother,sorry she has
frightened him her black eyes cloud over soon she sees he is okay
dancing through the meadow.
One small brown hand pushes back the hair that has come loose and
now is tangled,dark auburn in the sunlight it frames her round brown
face.
Hurry now little one you have a task that is undone,soon the
grandmothers will be calling time to return to the villiage a day of
both work and play the acorns to gather.
To the feet of grandfather Oak a prayer said as she picks them
up,asking blessings for the bread to be made of them to help us
through the winter.
She sees grandmothers greying head bending over to collect a
plant,knowing she too give thanks to Creator for His loving abundance.
Warm sunshine lying golden on the trees as she moves swiftly now
through the forest,soon the first snowfall will come all the trees
are changing colors.
A happy life this little one free to roam and run,looking always
to bring home something good to make her mother smile something tasty
for her father.
Basket full she says thanks to both grandfather Oak and
Creator,Mother Earth has seemed more beautiful than she does today as
the little one enjoys the gift of living!


  granny!

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1 posted 2007-01-06 07:14 PM


A bright and happy write you have gifted us with - thankyou!
hugs, Chris

Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.
Carl Sandburg

wredgranny
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2 posted 2007-01-06 08:16 PM




Sigi NightShade it is a story I love to hear as a child,a happy ending to sleep sweet dreams to gather!


  granny!

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3 posted 2007-01-06 08:30 PM




"A happy life this little one free to roam and run"

beautiful dream
beautiful poem Granny!

Roniece Dawson-Bruce
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4 posted 2007-01-06 11:45 PM


Granny... another masterpiece from you - wonderful words here   RDB
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5 posted 2007-01-07 02:32 AM


some winters sure are hard


wredgranny
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6 posted 2007-01-07 01:15 PM



"A happy life this little one free to roam and run"

beautiful dream
beautiful poem Granny!


Sigi my Lady sister,it is this I believe,the way of my People was a better one where it concerns the children. To harm one,was instant punishment,to have done the things we must today fear they do to them was instant death and no excuses!


  granny!

wredgranny
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7 posted 2007-01-07 01:16 PM


Granny... another masterpiece from you - wonderful words here   RDB

Sigi Roniec Dawson-Bruce my heart thanks you for your kindness.


  granny!

wredgranny
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8 posted 2007-01-07 01:18 PM


some winters sure are hard
PassingShadows each season brings a beauty of it own,even that of the Starving Moon was shown honor for the strength it teaches!


  granny!

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9 posted 2007-01-07 05:23 PM


Osiyo!, Singing Cloud,

I have not yet had the time to study your language, although I know in my heart that each and every word of your language is filled with nothing but love, hope, and encouragement.

In this poem, I saw a different version of life, and it struck me, as I read, that in equating an animal to a human, there is a very natural phenomenon, in that we all repeat cycles; alternatively, a human's life is such that we multiply the table of life IF...we are as beautiful as the deer, as quite as the cougar, as quick as the fox, as sharp-eyed as the eagle, or hawk; and in that understanding....

it fails me to wonder why....we are not as wise as the owl.

Warm hugs, m'friend.  I hope to talk to you again soon, via email.

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10 posted 2007-01-08 04:10 PM


Enjoyed...James
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11 posted 2007-01-09 02:49 AM


this was a joyous read...filled with visuals of mother nature...and the child, the little ones of innocence, can see for miles at this age...tremendous write...
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12 posted 2007-01-09 11:07 AM


As a child, I was a "gatherer". I got so much satisfaction out of gathering foods to take home to my parents and my siblings. I gathered blueberries, fiddleheads, mushrooms (my Dad taught me well), highbush cranberries, choke cherries, wild raspberries... I would go fishing by myself and catch perch, pickerel and pike to feed the family. I rejoiced in the bounty of Nature's offerings.

Your poem brought back to me, the pure joy of being at one with Nature and the simple joys of my childhood. Thank you, blessed one of Our Creator!

Love & Creator Light,
EA

wredgranny
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13 posted 2007-01-11 10:07 PM


it fails me to wonder why....we are not as wise as the owl.

Warm hugs, m'friend.  I hope to talk to you again soon, via email.


AAhhh...,but eladitlv vgilv to the Tsalagi the Owl is also messenger,of death many times and so would be more right to say maybe sad as Owl? Sister you are right about the Tsalagi there are no "bad" words,no curse words,no word for goodby,rather it would be to say Donadogvhi(Until we meet again).I hope that you learn the language it is one of peace,and beauty.
Aisv Nv Wadohivnv!(Walk in Peace and Beauty)


  granny!

wredgranny
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14 posted 2007-01-11 10:09 PM


this was a joyous read...filled with visuals of mother nature...and the child, the little ones of innocence, can see for miles at this age...tremendous write...

Vsigi LeeJ I am deeply grateful that you see the picture painted by the words of the grandmothers,it tells your heart to is filled with beauty!


  granny!

wredgranny
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15 posted 2007-01-11 10:12 PM


Your poem brought back to me, the pure joy of being at one with Nature and the simple joys of my childhood.

Elohi Anidawehi,from my heart to yours my sisterand the joys of childhood may they sing forever in our spirits!


  granny!

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