Dine'tah

Dine'tah


by Cherokee Sage
Friday, May 23, 2003

*Dine’tah is Navajo for Holy Land


Dine’tah


Dawn-bold
and new brings with it
the edge of the sun
as it flows gently over
turquoise mountains
to illuminate
old dirt roads
and flat mesas
and millions of acres
of ancient tundra
swaying
with the gentle winds
found along the valley floor
Arroyos
narrow canyons
and mountain washes
co-exist
with tumbled walls of old ruins
Chanting
can still be heard
echoing along
the four earth corners
Lost gold mines
yawn in splendor
and old legends
are talked
and passed along
in ancient Hogans while
gathered pinon burns clean
and scents the air.
Waning sunlight still warms
chilly canyon bottoms
and long shadows of the setting sun
turn the clouds to hues
of pink
and brilliant crimson
Cool
evening breezes
freshen
the heated sand
thousands of miles
of green
and pink
and tan
and then
the fading light moves
towards the furthest point
of west
to live with the sun
across
the ocean.



Cherokee Sage