Friday June 30, 2017

Toronto/Ottawa

Walking In Beauty

The following poem was shared by a Navajo woman whom I met this week. I, in turn, wanted to share it with our readers.

In Beauty I Walk

With beauty before me I walk

With beauty behind me I walk

With beauty above me I walk

With beauty around me I walk

It has become beauty again (4x)

Today I will walk out, today everything unnecessary will leave me.

I will be as I was before, I will have a cool breeze over my body.

I will have a light body, I will be happy forever, nothing will hinder me.

I will walk with beauty before me. I will walk with beauty behind me.

I will walk with beauty below me. I will walk with beauty above me.

I will walk with beauty around me. My words will be beautiful.

In beauty all day long may I walk.

Through the returning seasons may I walk.

On the trail marked with pollen may I walk.

With dew about my feet, may I walk.

With beauty before me may I walk.

With beauty behind me may I walk.

With beauty below me may I walk.

With beauty above me may I walk.

With beauty all around me may I walk.

In old age wandering on a trail of beauty, lively, may I walk.

In old age wandering on a trial of beauty, living again, may I walk.

My words will be beautiful.

And so I was reflecting on this poem, sometimes referred to as “The NavajoWay”, as I walked along Bloor Street, on a vibrant evening in Toronto. Simple words, but powerful and beautiful.

May the Source be with you!

7km