Dance the Storm Awake
Dance The Storm Awake
With fierce energy, beat the drums;
Dance until the buffalo returns.
Rise up and gather round;
Let the ancestors hear our sounds.
Take your place around the spirit fire;
With painted face and braided hair.
Lift up your voice and sing;
Be not afraid of what the Ghost Dance brings.
Gather your courage and your pride;
Let known your presence across the great divide.
Ancients from the seven directions, Awake;
Stomp your feet and make the Earth shake.
Protect the four corners and all who reside;
From the bottom of the sea to the mountainside.
The ones who walk, who swim, who crawl, who fly;
Mother Earth and Father Sky.
Bring life back to the Medicine Wheel;
Let all know we are here still.
We ignite within us a mighty flame;
And forever .... we shall remain.
By: Darlene Doll Smith
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