Poem by Marcie Rendon

Earth Memory

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Earth memory holds me

I lay on the bones of my ancestors

Rhythms of silence run deep

As each breath

Each breath gives life

our grandmother’s dust

Is watered with the fallen dreams

of all women

all women

all women

sacrifice dreams for future generations

A breath of wind

Weaves Water

weaving dreams

We live whole lives between

Each breath

Our grandmothers dust

Waters our dreams

This accumulation of hope

Feeds our souls

women

Breathe life

Breathe life into being

In this season of abundance

Hear grandmother’s breath echo

Her breath moves

All the winds of time

All life intertwined

Earth memory holds me

Holds me to the ground

Holds me on the ground

Holds me in the ground

And sets me free