Mother earth comes alive To the pleasing sound As the sacred drum Starts to pound The drum beat flows Through the meadow grasses The wind filled with our elder’s songs As it gently passes The trees sway in motion As couples dance about In reverence to our creator In his presence there’s no doubt Gentle footfalls placed In rhythmic grace As I dance around the circle With a smile on my face Joyous laughter fills the air But happiest of all, must be mine Because I’m dancing with my love To our favorite 49