When Mountains Sing

Back then we heard them
Speaking with big voices
Like the mountains singing
And the Earth dreaming tremendous forests
Eternity's ocean
Thousands of God's children
Would gathered together
Speaking as one.

Then together we dreamt
A very, very big wish...
That what we were experiencing
At the edge of forever
Might be the foundation
For an old way of seeing
And sharing and being...
That our children might know of forever, too.

And as the stars are our witness
And love is our lifeblood
We remembered who we were
Vowing to trust in God
That we might recognize ourself
In the mirror of a generation to come
Nurturing the garden
Of significant life.

So now we come to a critical crossroad
Where our life intersects
The actualization of our wishes,
For our children are maturing
Into the conscious individuals
That we once were,
And we must ask ourselves
What can we do to serve them?

For the angels that we were
And the angels that we are
Have grown older, and hopefully, wiser
The conversation has come full circle
And the torch must be passed on
To continue burning love's bright flame
Guiding our people
Forward through the night.

Despite the resistance of society
Joy exists
Despite the ignorance of the masses
Consciousness exists
Despite the strong arm of the law
Freedom exists
And despite the desire to keep what we once had
We must freely give it away.

...And become the witnesses
Become the raw materials
With which the new generation
May build a world
Upon which they may have their turn
To speak with big voices
And experience mountains singing
In a very big way, too.