As the leaves shed their summer skin
their coloring becomes akin
to the emotions of a long days end...
to the relief that it will send.

The great Oaks look for rest,
to settle in among the rest,
to watch over the fields for wheat
that are nestled around their strong rooted feet.

These Grandparents to us all
take great pride come each Fall.
They stretch their arms and drop their leaves
They tug at our hearts and our imagination tease.

These are the Wisdom Keepers standing proud and tall.
They've been here for centuries...they have seen it all.
Look within their beauty deep, notice how your soul does weep
to gather this knowledge and gently keep...
the secrets that could set this world free,
the secrets that are here for you and me.

Grandmother Oak whispers her song
while her leaves are swaying, rustling along.
She tells of a time when we could feel her thoughts,
when there was peace in our hearts and we did what we ought.

Grandfather Oak speaks so much louder.
He stands so tall, so magnificent and proud.
His words are strong and go straight to our core...
"Your minds ... your hearts ... they must be pure!"

Our Grandparents remind us that we are simply a piece,
a tiny little piece, to say the very least...
of a web so complex that we could get lost...
We could lose our own roots to our Earth Mother...at a very high cost.

So as you take in the beauty of this magical season
Stop and think that there must be a reason...
that the Grandparents...the Guardians... are reaching out so much.
They are saying their future is in our hands...it is up to us
to nurture and love all that we see,
for if we don't .....all of us will no longer be.

What we do to ourselves we do to the rest,
Let our hearts guide us to do our best.
These Guardians can teach us so very, very much.
Open your hearts and accept them....to them we must trust
that our futures are guided if we will only hear
their whispers of knowledge to take away our fear.

For without the fear of the ego's voice...
our sight becomes clear and our eyes so moist
from the pain all around us...in all that we see.
It is then that we realize who we must be.
The caretakers of the Guardians...our Grandparents dear.
It is then that we live with love in our hearts...no longer in fear.

Created by: Dawn Ellen
Copyright October 2, 2007