Returning Seasons

Photo by: Rory M.

In beauty may I walk
All day long may I walk
Through the returning seasons may I walk
Beautifully I will possess again
Beautifully birds
Beautifully joyful birds
On the trail marked with pollen may I walk
With grasshoppers about my feet may I walk
With dew about my feet may I walk
With beauty may I walk
With beauty before me may I walk
With beauty behind me may I walk
With beauty above me may I walk
With beauty all around me may I walk
In old age, wandering on a trail of beauty,
lively, may I walk
In old age, wandering on a trail of beauty,
living again, may I walk
It is finished in beauty
It is finished in beauty

-Anonymous, "The Navajo Night Way Ceremony"

I found this online, and what I liked about it is that its focus on beauty seems not in what the speaker wears or does to him/herself. The beauty they speak of comes from what and with whom they choose to surround themself. It's a lovely reminder that with a new season, and new routines, come new beauties to inspire us if we choose them.


Happy Friday! 

Rory