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dreams don’t have borders | they soar on the wings of hope | we make destiny
only poetry | or high speech fit to say | your god-given name
offer love and light | for your beautiful spirit | will shine forever
Rest in power.
support warriors | who fight with their hearts and minds | for future
poisons hide | in our water air and food | we reclaim our earth
her gray hair marks her | an elder of the people | wisdom highlights
teach in the garden | plants have so much to say | about nature ways
symbols of pride | knowing where you come from | lead you where you must go
never forget | those brave enough to stand | for future generations
converted boxcars | farmworker homes in long lines | straight as row crops
what is a wild woman | if not one who knows | her nature is free
we have the right | to know what we put into | our bodies are our own
you don’t have | to believe in possessing | nothing posses you
the truth is | that many don’t want to know | ignorance kills slow
the nature of things | alive on this planet | is their power
vision yourself strong | just like mountains live long | it’s not your time to go
healing ourselves | when everything says | you are getting too old |
not needed anymore | is an act ofcourage
not so strong | as standing ones that see far | our days fly swiftly by |
we must not fear ending | it’s another beginning
we pray for all those | assailed by illness | struck down by life’s lightning
teach compassion | to the littlest beings | they crave learning
this train carries me | back to one of my heart homes | this train...
muddy Misi-ziibi | trees imbued with voices | along the Tear Trail
what can cold rain teach | some days it's better to stay | indoors where it's warm
there's more to see | just beyond the horizon | rain gives way to sunshine
ancient seas flowed here | chiseled away life's layers | left their distinct marks
everyday love | our mother's never forget | we are sown to their souls
twilight between trees | feathery cypress sway | birds go off to sleep
roots travel deep | their feet deeply entrenched | in rich red earth
flat fertile prairies | small towns surround lands bounty | must bloom sunshine seeds
our sun is shining | somewhere on the blue planet | go there in your mind
your mind on Springtime | trees and flowers blooming | with so much beauty
all our relations | imbued with living power | the colors of life
poems copyright © 2014 Odilia Galván Rodríguez.
All Rights Reserved.
