Divine Dance

Divine Dance

I've seen the ancestors dancing

heartbeats setting the rhythm

feet coming down on the earth like rain

voices singing up

lightening toward the heavens

As wind they move around the fire

and I am drawn into their circle

embraced into the flames

I burn with the desire to move

With salamander speed I burst forth

and into my people

from arm to arm we move

giving our energy, our sweat, our harmony

Throughout the night we dance

bright with stars

strong with forest

fluid with water

scorching with fire

under the Lady's full gaze

and in the Lord's protection

I wake in my bed

the sunlight coming through my window

sore from a dream I think

till I see red sand on my sheets

September 14, 2003

Tressa Lee Breen