Earth Ripples by Debbie Farrar
Samhain Solidarity
Exploring earth connections
She shook beneath my hands
The ripples from the violence
Are felt throughout these lands
And in receptive body
Those ripples find my chest
They come at night to wake me
While I lay down to rest
I wake in hot confusion
With a sense that drawing near
Is a blurring of distinctions
Which folk have long held dear
Labels can be violent, yes
But they can protect from harm
Those sensing folk who feel
What others keep at length of arm
The heart it is a tender thing
It magnifies a flutter
It causes sensing folk to stop
And think before they utter
But when the veils start to thin
The sensing folk cry out
The pain of Mother Earth is felt
Within as well as out
Take to the streets & speak your truth
Speak up no matter what
The freedom to express ourselves
Is something we've still got
Heed not the calls of those who say
There's violence in your words
There's much more harm in silence
It stops you being heard
And you who think against the grain
You are our shining lights
Your courage is respected
You stand up for our rights
You are the Earth walking about
Your speaking of her plight
Is all that stands twixt us & them
Don't give up without a fight
The meek shall not inherit you
That is an outright lie
Its how those without ethic
Steal a bigger slice of pie
My fluttering heart it softens
As the tremors fade away
Samhain solidarity
We fight another day
