Low to the Ground: Libby Roderick

Posted At : December 25, 2008 1:00 AM
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Taken from the song "Low to the Ground" by Libby Roderick, on the CD Thinking Like a Mountain, published by Turtle Island Records.

Contributed and read by Libby Roderick: 'Years ago, contemplating the global environmental crisis, I wrote a song called "Low to the Ground." Now, with the economic and environmental crises, we're again called both to generate entirely new ways of being and also to return to the basics that sustain human communities.' Libby is an internationally recognized singer/songwriter, recording artist, teacher, poet, and lifelong Alaskan. She is presently conducting a Ford Foundation grant on Difficult Dialogues for UAA and APU.

This is from "Low to the Ground."

"We stand on the edge of a cliff in the deepest night I've
ever seen
People looking for light, people who cherish a dream
But the light's shining out from our eyes
And the dream's resting deep in our souls
If it's magic we're needing to keep us from falling
It's magic we already know

It's music that keeps us alive
It's dancing that sets our hearts free
It's children remember the laughter in life
It's animals teach us to see
Stay low to the ground
Live close to the earth
Don't stray very far from your soul
It's simple things show us the reason we're here
And it's simple things keeping us whole."

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Libby,
What a beautiful poem! I'm always glad when someone is able to put those thoughts, from the heart, on paper. Keep following your dream.
Mary

# Posted By Mary C. Bloes | 12/25/08 11:49 AM

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