In making this piece I was thinking about the concept of beauty. I have noticed that my idea of what is beautiful has changed as my life changes yet certain things have remained constant. I love this Native American prayer/ poem because it seems to describe the essence of beauty. It comes from the Navajo people who live in the Southwestern United States.
The Navajo Night Way Ceremony
In beauty may I walkAll day long may I walkThrough the returning seasons may I walkBeautifully I will possess againBeautifully birdsBeautifully joyful birdsOn the trail marked with pollen may I walkWith grasshoppers about my feet may I walkWith beauty may I walkWith beauty before me may I walkWith beauty behind me may I walkWith beauty behind me may I walkWith beauty above me may I walkWith Beauty all around may I walkIn old age wandering on a trail of beauty,lively, may I walkIn old age, wandering on a trail of beauty,Living again, may I walkIt is finished in beautyIt is finished in beauty
