NIGHT OF THE ORCAS

From the depths and haunting illusions

of the sacred dream world,

night after night comes the calling

of the great finned water people.

The mist and rhythm of your powerful breaths

linger long after my awakening.

The song in your voices beckon me once again

to swim beside you in your distant undersea home.

From there I can see and feel the painful story

of your friends, the ancient land peoples.

With this message, you have clear-cut

a laser path deep into my soul

as you say;

Let all two leggers quiet their noisy mindlessness

and give way to respect and reverence

for all other beings and their worlds.

For we are all interdependent brothers and sisters

in the realm of the great spirit.

Shari "Star" Dewar

1994