Guardians

“Guardians” - karro moss, August 2021

A prayer for unity, peace, and a rallying cry for all peoples to remember their roots and sacred role as guardians of nature. This song also invokes the protection and wisdom of four animal totems or guides: Eagle or Hawk, Wolf, Horse & Snake

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Beneath these streets

stones still tell

whispers from

eternal wells

Beneath these roots

bones still stand

on misty shores

of colder lands

Do you remember?

Before forests

and the mountains fell

to raise these

cities tall

and tyrants

stole from mother’s

table to feast

their empty hall

Do you remember?

O breath of life

our ancient tongue

this precious gift

surrender none

Waters of life

O endless spring

bring me strength

to rise again

From all directions I call…

I call all guardians

the battle has begun

this time the only victors

will be on the side of love

O hunter

of the mountain high

watcher in the pine

guide me always

to the stream

whose waters

still my mind

When I fall

from graceful arms

remind me of my wings

above my shadows

soaring free

I honor

all of me

O mother of

your highland den

walker of the edge 

sing me homeward

to the place

my heart

belongs again

When I go 

so far beyond

forgetting where I’ve been

embrace me now

I hear you call

return to me 

my kin

I call all guardians

the battle has begun

this time the only victors

will be on the side of love

O noble friend

of steppe and glen

never to be tamed

horizons unfold

like liquid gold

as our spirits

ride the wind

When we find

ourselves alone

beneath distant stars

let our knowing

lead the way

remember

who we are

O dweller

of the the place within

deep beneath the earth

from death to life

encircling

a space of

timeless birth

Great keeper

of all mystery

teach me how to dream

I shed my skin

to set me free

I live with

all my being

And I remember...

I am a guardian

of all yet to become

standing with creation

I surrender into love

We rise, reborn again

fire hearts will purify

all that no longer serves

us return to inner light

Our eyes will meet the storm

every hand join to unite

together tend each sacred grove

guided by Spirit’s sight

We are all guardians

of all yet to become

standing with creation

And surrendering to love.