To the Children Beyond

To the Children Beyond

To the children beyond
I give you freedom
To the children beyond
I give you love

To the children beyond
I give you joyful living
To the children beyond
I present the dove

To the children beyond
I gift you gentleness
To the children beyond
I give you sight

To the children beyond
I pass my wisdom
To the children beyond
I give you life

And what is life
But a map without any places
A map that you yourselves will draw
As you explore

And Mother Earth is the map
That you will draw upon
And it is a map that will be shared
With others too

To draw a line from here to there
There is one rule
And as your elder, i can teach you
It is my school

To draw a line upon the map
You must have travelled it
And carried with you and kept intact
A heart of love

This line of love
Will intersect with others drawing
And soon the lines so carefully placed
Will weave the New

And the journeys of those before –
Your loving ancestors’
Have left faint lines to guide you
As you explore

And we are here
To support and share our wisdom
And you are there
To co-create and dream the New

Blessed be the children
Of the new creation
Blessed be the vision quest
Of those unborn

Blessed be my loved ones
Who now can journey
And draw their maps
From the fabric of their hearts

A gift to you
A feather pen
It is your mother’s

I gift to you
My love and joy
It is your ink

We gift to you
The courage now to move onway
We gift to you
The wisdom garnered to make a choice

Carry love in every step
As you move forward
The future’s yours, you have the gifts
And we rejoice

Blessed be our dear children
Of the present
Blessed be
Our dear children of beyond

Always, yes always
You will carry
The strength connecting us
It is
OUR LOVE BOND

 

gagi     TBL