Earth, Teach Me

~Earth, Teach Me~

Earth teach me quiet ~
as the grasses are still with new light.
Earth teach me suffering ~
as old stones suffer with memory.
Earth teach me humility ~
as blossoms are humble with beginning.
Earth teach me caring ~
as mothers nurture their young.
Earth teach me courage ~
as the tree that stands alone.
Earth teach me limitation ~
as the ant that crawls on the ground.
Earth teach me freedom ~
as the eagle that soars in the sky.
Earth teach me acceptance ~
as the leaves that die each fall.
Earth teach me renewal ~
as the seed that rises in the spring.
Earth teach me to forget myself ~
as melted snow forgets its life.
Earth teach me to remember kindness ~
as dry fields weep with rain.

- An Ute Prayer