Canyon De Chelly

Maria Famà

Canyon De Chelly

A woman prays at Canyon De Chelly

the sun rises over

Spider Grandmother’s sandstone spire

distant starshine

warm first light

sacred rocks, juniper trees, sage brush

the wind is a presence

one eagle flies overhead

spirit guides, come

animal mentors, come

a woman prays at Canyon De Chelly

seashells of past ocean

dry sands of the wash

change and stay

ancient Anasazi cliff dwellings

present Navajo hogans

change and stay

hawk and owl

sheep and herders

cornfield and stream

trees and scrub

prairie dog and mouse

change and stay

sing the power of the pulse

the holiness of sunshine on stone

a woman prays at Canyon De Chelly

changes changes

and stays.