When I hear the drums…
I close my eyes
And my mind takes me back
To a place and time long ago
Where I know my soul has lived before
And longs to return again.
A place where all of Creation
Was in harmony and balance.
Where Mother Earth and all her creatures
And Life itself
Was respected
And thought of as sacred.
Where songs were sang and people danced
In celebration and in thanks.
And honor was given to the Great Spirit
For all of the beauty and abundance
And the endless bountiful gifts that had been given.
When I hear the drums…
I am at peace with all the Universe.
My heart beats to the rhythm.
My body is calmed.
My mind becomes quiet.
And my spirit is soothed and comforted.
I feel connected to Mother Earth
And to every living creature.
And I want to dance
With the spirits
Like the Ancestors
In celebration and in thanks
And in honor of
The Great Spirit.
Because my soul feels like it has
Returned home.
When I hear the drums…
©1994 :Susan-kay: Nelson.
From the Book, “Whispering Spirits of the Soul”
I stand alone
In the warm Spring Sun
Patiently waitin’
For you to come.
Time passes…
And Time passes…
And I stand alone
In a cold Summer’s rain.
Wishin’ for you
Are my hopes in vain?
And Time passes…
And Time passes…
And Time passes slowly
But the Days still turn into Night.
And when you’re waitin’ for someone to love
Life passes by…
Life passes by…
And I stand alone
Amongst Autumn leaves.
Waiting for you
To come and love me.
Time passes…
Time passes…
And I stand alone
In a deep Winter’s snow.
It’s cold and lonely.
When will you show?
Time passes…
Time passes…
And Time passes slowly
But the Days still turn into Night.
And when you’re waitin’ for someone to love
Life passes by…
Your life passes by…
And I stand alone
In the warm Spring Sun
Beginning to wonder…
Will you ever come?
And Time passes…
And Time passes…
Time passes…
And my life passes…
©2011 :Susan-kay: Nelson.
A Grandfather took his Grandson
To the place where the Battle was won
But years later the Battle was lost
And their people are still payin’ the cost.
‘Cause it can all be taken away
Any moment, anytime, any day
Pay close attention to what I say.
‘Cause it can all be taken away.
A Veteran stood on the land he once owned
Before the Bankers foreclosed on his home
Then the Floods came and washed it away.
Things do come full circle they say.
‘Cause it can all be taken away.
Any moment, anytime, any day
Pay close attention to what I say.
‘Cause it can all be taken away.
The Brothers did not get along
With their Father, loved provin’ him wrong.
Then their Father was taken one night
Leavin’ them with the ghosts of their fights.
‘Cause it can all be taken away
Any moment, anytime, any day
Pay close attention to what I say.
‘Cause it can all be taken away.
That Hourglass constantly flows
How much Sand’s in the Glass, we don’t know.
We’re all granted just so many days
Before we are taken away.
It can all be taken away.
Any moment, anytime, any day
Pay close attention to what I say.
‘Cause it can all be taken away.
©2011 :Susan-kay: Nelson.