water water everywhere and we don’t take time to think
about the people around this earth that don’t have water to drink……
this little tune has been spinning around in my head all day.
it has snowed most of this day, world water day.
we are still able to get to the hole in the ice that we’ve kept open all winter, even tho the ice is now unlocking itself from winter’s grip.
snow is dripping and dropping off the trees.
water water everywhere….
i walked to the sacred spring this afternoon to make an offering, to sing, to pray, to listen, to observe.
then on down the road to visit with the grandmother…..a virgin pine, she always takes my breath away
we spoke to a beautiful young woman today, she just returned from 2 years in ghana with the peace corps…….we talked about water, and women, and elders and sustainability…
i told her the words to the song “for the women”, it goes like this….
i went for a walk today
and my mind wandered around the world
to the women
who walk for water every day
miles one way
for their children
and sometimes it’s dirty and they get sick and die
and we say “oh my! oh my! oh my!”
and we turn around and walk back in to wal-mart
‘cuz we can have anything that we want…….
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the UN declared that access to clean drinking water is a human birthright
why isn’t that a given???
water=life
no water, no life
no water, no peace
i give thanks to the spirit of water for cleansing, nourishing, healing…. for peace.
i give thanks to all the people who are working to make sure that all around this great earth, everyone has access to clean water
i pray that we can lay down our arms and join hands for peace
blessings upon all