love

love

can flood

us,

it can rush 

through us

like 

a

wild river

love

radiates

into

the universe

creating

thousands

of

bright

stars

shining

their love

all 

at once.

by shannondoah

home

 

love

finds its 

way

home

through 

the

dark 

forest

lit 

by the

moon

and then

love 

arrives

to the 

light

beginning 

with

the sun

steadily

rising

embraced

by 

the

stars

we 

are

blessing

everything

with 

our 

love

by shannondoah

open door

Love opens the door

even when

we shut it

with unworthiness

Love opens the windows

even when

we latch them

with regret

Love blasts through

the house

even when

we build 

the barriers

that hold us inside

Love frees us

Love heals us

Love grows 

the garden

through

the darkness

into

the light

Love Blooms 

Anyways.

by shannondoah

WE REMEMBER

 

i never knew you...

and i know you.

you are in my heart,

in my womb,

and in all

my cells,

grandmothers...

grandfathers

mothers

fathers

sisters

brothers

auntys

uncles

cousins

daughters

sons

We Remember.

We Remember You.

We Honor You.

We Love You.

you teach me

on this earth

you teach me

with this sky

you teach me

to face the

East

when the sun

rises

and eagle 

is flying

you teach me

to pray

and sing

and drum

and dance

And Love.

you teach me

to turn

towards the

South

facing coyote

and the southern

hemisphere

then turn again

to the 

West

and face bear

the Sacred Black Hills

and the wild Western 

Coastlines

And one more

time

i turn towards

the North

Standing With Buffalo

and facing

All

Our 

Ancestors

And I Give Thanks, 

We Give Thanks.

Our Ancestors

are praying

for us, and with us

they are

singing for us,

and with us

they are

drumming and dancing

for us, and with us

And they are 

radiating Love 

with us, and through us

We Are Blessed

With

Each Breath

And with

Honor

Reverence

+ Respect

we heal

we grow

we love.

We 

Are 

The 

Seeds.

by Shannondoah

faith

 

in the

depths 

of

the night

with

the shining 

moon

in the

peak

of

the morning

with

the rising

sun

love is

all

there is

and

not 1000 languages

in 1000 tongues

could ever 

say

how much

i love you

true love

is the

great mystery

infinite

and

beyond 

explanation

and

real love,

everlasting 

love

is a 

vibration

free

of

containment

and

full 

of

faith

by shannondoah

love

 

love

blooms

with

love.

love blooms

in

stillness

as

well

as

chaos

love

blooms

and

thrives

and

laughs

with the sun

love

blooms

and 

shines

and

sings

with the moon

love blooms

and

dances

infinitely

with the water

love 

blooms

love 

heals

and

love

grows 

with the soil

love lights 

the way.

by shannondoah

rose

 

And it is

in the midst

of darkness

that the 

rose

blooms

surpassing all

obstacles.

the rose bud

grows + grows

thriving with

the sun

blessed with

the water

and

protected,

supported,

nurtured,

with the soil

loved 

+ 

loving infinitely

the

rose

petals

gently

and

slowly

open

releasing

and 

radiating

bliss

harmony

oneness

+ 

divine 

love

by shannondoah

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