THE OLD WISE
WOMAN
The future belongs
to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
-- Eleanor
Roosevelt
O Great
Spirit
Whose voice speaks
in the winds,
and in the
trees
whose breath gives
life to all the world.
Listen to Your
creature!
Hear
me!
Let me walk in
beauty,
and let my eyes be
glad
beholding the red and
purple dawn.
Make me
wise
that I may
understand
the sacred
teachings
You have
taught;
Help me learn the
lessons hidden
in every leaf and
every stone.
-- Native American
Prayer
This stunning picture was sent
to me by a friend after I described the Wise Woman who had appeared
in a dream. I have recently discovered its source: a painting, Circle
of Life, by New Mexico poet and artist Frank
Howell (1937-97).
Music: Evening Falls
3/99, rev.
7/01
