Great Circle of Life

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Reader will note

that I usually refer

to Living Beings

as She or He.

My evolution

in my relationship

to Nature

has resulted

in seeing

the Other

as a Fellow Living Being.

The Other

is not

an "it",

nor a Being

devoid of Feelings

or Story.

The "it" approach,

which is common

in my Culture,

is the 1st step

on the path

of wanton Destruction.

My choice of words

denotes respect

to the Other

and it suggests

a humble request

to come together

at long last

in Sacred Community.

I do not see myself

as above

but rather

in a Great Circle

of Life.

~~~~

Glinda Crawford, 2011

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~