Manuela Aparicio: In Preparation To Sun Dance

I follow the light
from the tree top.
I hear the Sun Dance songs
that give us life,
make us dance
and connect us all.
I give appreciation,
for the water,
the wind,
the fire,
the earth,
and life.
I am closer to earth
and I pray
that I may live another day.
That the stars may shine at night.
That the children may smile.
That we may express appreciation.
In preparation
I am thankful,
for the consciousness I have
and the consciousness I do not yet have.
I pray,
that I may have strength
to be present in what I do each day.
In preparation
I pray,
for quiet
for hope,
and for healing of my spirit
and the seasons of the earth.