THE SACRED DRUM©

Aug 1 1995

In the stillness of the earth,
I hear the drums afar.
And within my veins the rhythm heard, As from a distant star.
Drum, Grand Father, drum for me.

A silence enters my head and heart, Only that beat is always there,
This drum and I cannot part,
I hear its beat almost everywhere. Drum, Grand Mother, drum for me.

To Mother earth and Father Sky
My sacred drum gave birth.
Its reflexion blazoned in the sky
In the rolling thunder
Drum, Brother, Drum for me.

We do but faintly remember
In days of long ago,
When the sound of the drum went to and fro.
Drum, Sister, drum for me

Like the sea, my beloved sea,
We run on boundless energy.
Creator, Source, hear my plea.
Let me go, set me free!
Drum, cousin, drum for me.

My true kinship will always be,
With Father Sky and Mother Earth.
A child through all eternity,
Giving birth and again rebirth.
Drum, People, drum with me.

Corry Stuart