Earth Mother teach me of my kin,
of Hawk, and Dove, and flower,
of blinding sunlight, shady knoll,
desert wind and morning showers.
Teach me every language of
the creatures that sing to me,
that I may count the cadence of 
infinite lessons in harmony.

~ Jamie Sams

Bald Eagle, Rocky Mountain High Country – photo by Designwest, bigstockphoto.com