"In beauty may I walk
All day long may I walk
Through the returning seasons may I walk
Beautifully I will possess again
Beautifully birds
Beautifully joyful birds
On the trail marked with pollen may I walk
With grasshoppers about my feet may I walk
With dew about my feet may I walk
With beauty may I walk
With beauty before me may I walk
With beauty behind me may I walk
With beauty above me may I walk
With beauty all around me may I walk
In old age, wandering on a trail of beauty, lively, may I walk
In old age, wandering on a trail of beauty, living again, may I walk
It is finished in beauty
It is finished in beauty."
--from the Beauty Way ceremony of the Navajo
Ah! How beautiful, the walks of autumn.... "on the trail marked with pollen may I walk." How profound. Thanks for this! :)
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure to share the beauty! I so much enjoy your photos, Sylvia.
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