Song For Making Rain-- Quote 9/17/12

11 years ago

I usually walk where the rains fall

Below the east I walk

I being the Talking God

I usually walk where the rains fall

Within the dawn I walk

I usually walk where the rains fall

Among the white corn I walk...

Among the collected water I walk

Among the pollen I walk...

By means of the white corn darkness is cast

Over it dark clouds cast a shadow

Over it male rain casts a shadow

Among it zigzag lightning hangs suspended here

and there...

Among it is a gentle spray of rain

As I walk where it usually rains

I being the good and everlasting one

It being pleasant in front of me

It being pleasant behind me

As I walk where it usually rains

As I walk where it usuallt rains

-Song For Making Rain

By Basket Maker Shaman

From the book, 'Talking To The Ground', by Douglas Preston

---A prayer for our drought-stricken country.

Comments (7)

lilosophie
11 years ago
Beautiful and so needed
rob333 (zone 7b)
11 years ago
I hope I bring some hope... below is from the Drought Monitor's website. It says there should be some improvement for some portion of the country. Still some persistence, but some portion. I'll take it! Wish we'd all get better.

Here is a link that might be useful: {{gwi:188533}}
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mawheel
11 years ago
We're supposed to get rain over night and tomorrow; This beautiful poem will surely help.
lindac
11 years ago
Well it said we are improving....they lie! It rained today...less than a 10th of an inch.
There will be a lot of dead trees and bushes next spring...not to mention perennials.
west_gardener
11 years ago
Here we go, , looking for rain and doing a dance.

Here is a link that might be useful: Raindance.
anneliese_32
11 years ago
Irreverent of me - but where is my blue paint? Memories....

Love the poem though and we really needed the rain.
kathyjane
Original Author
11 years ago
Not irreverent----he is honored.....
He stole my heart, also....
I was giddy just reading his words...