M O U N T A I N
W H I S P E R S
McRee Anderson's Climbing Journal
Text and Images Copyright 1996, William McRee Anderson
GAIA SPIRIT I BORN FROM DIRT AND ERECTED FOR LIFE
MY PARENTS: FATHER MOON AND MOTHER EARTH
SUSTAIN ME WITH THEIR ENERGY.
I PLAY IN THEIR PRESENCE, TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND THE LESSONS THEY TEACH.
I AM A STAR BABY!
TIME IS IRRELEVANT AND I HAVE NO JUDGMENT OF SIZE!
I HAVE BEEN BORN AGAIN AND AGAIN 1000 TIMES OVER.
I HAVE SEEN GREAT DINOSAURS PLAYING UNDER A PRIMAL SUN
I MARRIED AN EGYPTIAN PRINCESS WITH EYES THE COLOR
OF A NEVER-ENDING SUNSET
I DRANK WINE WITH THE ROMANS AND TALKED WITH SOCRATES
I MET CHARLES DARWIN AND FELT HIS DESIRE TO KNOW ME
I REMEMBER I AND A SMALL BAND OF PRIMAL FRIENDS
CROSSING THE BERING STRAIGHT AFTER THE LAST GREAT ICE AGE
I WAS THERE !!
NOW
I AM HERE !!
MY ELEMENTS HAVE BEEN COMPOSED AND RECOMPOSED
AND THEY WILL BE PASSED ON UNTIL ETERNITY !!
I FERTILIZE THE GRASS THAT GROWS STRONG IN THE SUMMER!!
I AM A PART OF THE GIANT SEQUOIA TREES THAT NEVER FALL
I WILL BE REPRESENTED IN ALL THINGS
LOOK FOR ME IN THE DIRT UNDER YOUR BOOTS
OR IN THE EYES OF A WOLF
LOOK FOR ME FLYING SOUTH FOR THE WINTER,
SWIMMING IN A BROOKE,
OR SPINNING A WEB.
IF YOU LISTEN CLOSE YOU MIGHT HERE ME:
IN THE CALL OF AN EAGLE
IN THE HOOT OF A OWL
OR
IN THE ROAR OF A TIGER
YOU WILL KNOW ITS ME
YOU WILL FEEL MY PRESENCE
WE ARE EARTH CHILDREN CONNECTED TO ALL THINGS!!
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