Ancient of Kin

“ANCIENT OF KIN” - THE SONG OF THE WILD ONE

Original song, written and performed for Oraculum, an immersive ritual theater production. April 4th, 2022 at The Haven art gallery, Portland. This song spoke to a need to repair disconnection with the forces of nature and mend the hoop of life.

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From dwindling forests

And under the hills

We come to gather

All that has been spilled

We’ll teach you our dances

Ancestral seeds planted

Awakening memories

From deep-ocean dreams

As flames burn away

They open all ways

Connections re-made

All Earth breathes as one

Shed for us your grief

This is the rain we need

Sing us your longing

Re-enchanting all things

So what will you offer?

What can you give?

Most precious of all

Remember to live.

Do you remember?

We once knew another

Born of one mother

Ancient of kin

I am your sister

Carries you with her

Sings to the river

Washing your soul

I am your brother

A steadfast warrior

Noble protector 

Of pure innocence

I am beloved

Most sacred other

Reflect one another

All beauty within

So what will you offer?

What can you give?

Most precious of all

Remember to live.

I am the Wild One

My heart never won

Stolen by none

Yet given so free

I am the Spirit

Love, can you hear it?

My voice is the stillness

Of spaces between

I am the nameless

Infinite timeless

Transcending all limits

Beyond boundaries

I am the daybreak

Of Will taking shape

Moonlight illuminates

Divine harmony

For creation I offer

This life fully lived

Most precious of all

Blessings to give

I am the Wild One.