This Rock

Poem: This Rock Poet: Ken Jordan Edited By: Sparkle Jordan written: August/2012 This rock This Holy  piece of stone -  Bestowed  upon the Pueblo People of the  Tribal Nations by the  Great Spirit, some seven thousand years ago - Gave way to a Ceremonial  tribal gatherings to give thanks, honor and prayers to the Great Spirit for blessing them with , This Rock This holy  piece of stone - The Pueblo People sang  and  danced as they held this priceless Devine  and  Sacred Rock majestically  to the heavens - And on  this day became the first known people to set foot on these  hallowed grounds of the Grand Canyon - Their master craftsmanship   of masonry  showed in their Dwelling's - They built communities   on this stoney  "so-called," inhabitable  terrain, constructed from This Rock This Holy  piece of stone - Even now remnants of their craft still shadows the valley - There are caves on the face of the canyon ancient as time -  And Ruins of  Stone Huts in the Bottomland  down by  the river - Their faith, hope, strength, and will, reflects today from their past - In the solitude of the setting sun, one can hear old  voices speaking  in native tongue, Echoing across the canyon, carried by the silent wind - O' Great Spirit this Rock  is your hand print - This Rock is the breath  of YOU- And YOU bestowed This Rock upon a grateful and  humble people - And they held This Devine and Sacred Rock majestically  to the heavens - praising  you for their new found beginning's - Their legacy lives on today through the new keepers of  the canyon - The Hopi and Zuni nations - Who are master craftsmen in their own spirit... The Torch burns bright in remembrance  of the Pueblo People, and what they achieved with a Rock- This Rock This Holy  piece of stone -