Hello everyone! We hope you are all enjoying your spring break and taking time to relax, rejuvenate, and renew yourselves for the new season and school semester ahead!
This week, keeping in mind the importance of interconnectedness, we have decided to share a poem by Candace Kagagins, an Ojibwe poet and contributor to Tea and Bannock Stories: First Nations Community of Poetic Voices, which is a collection of poems, art, and other sacred aesthetic practices that explore Indigenous relations to Turtle Island.
This poem sheds light on all of the extraordinary little things that occur on the planet each day, and it reminds us that we are all a vital part of our environments and that each of us plays an important role here on Earth!
The poem:
Another day has gone by
I don't even see the moon
I knew the night would come
I just didn’t think so soon
it’s so amazing
the night, the day
it's so phenomenal the trees
and how they sway
Everything has a reason
They all have something to do
A blessing to me
and a special one for you
The rain replenishes the soil
the stars they shine at night
it's all so beautiful
it’s all such a sight
The flowers bloom
while the birds sing
it’s all so serene
especially in the spring
The water remains calm
the wind has a gentle blow
there’s something hidden in
everything
I promise, I know
There's a secret in the clouds
a whisper in the leaves
This is how Creator wanted it
He wanted us to believe
We hope that Kagagins' beautiful poem serves as a calm and relaxing mindful moment for everyone during this wonderfully chaotic and fun vacation time! We also hope you all take some time to reflect on your relationship to the land around you and think about how you impact it.
Have a lovely spring break!
Author: Misha, ITMP Blog Coordinator
Photo Credits: Max Van Den Oetelaar via Unsplash