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 gather together
Speaking as one.
And together we dreamt
A very, very big dream...
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 Life
That we might recognize ourself
In the mirror of a generation to come
Nurturing the garden
Of significant life.
For the angels that we were
And the angels that we are
Have grown older, and hopefully, wiser
And the conversation has come full circle -
The torch must be passed on
To continue burning love's bright flame
Guiding our people
Forward through the night.
Becoming the witnesses
Becoming the raw materials
With which a 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.
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