The Great Drum Poem by Anonymous Americas

The Great Drum

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The circle of the Earth is the head of a great drum;
With the day, it moves upward - booming;
With the night, it moves downward - booming;
The day and the night are its song.

I am very small, as I dance upon the drum-head;
I am like a particle of dust, as I dance upon the drum-head;
Above me in the sky is the shining ball of the drumstick.

I dance upward with the day;
I dance downward with the night;
Some day I shall dance afar into space like a particle of dust.

Who is the Drummer who beats upon the earth-drum?
Who is the Drummer who makes me to dance his song?

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Fabrizio Frosini 14 February 2016

first time I wrote this poem was in 'The Shamanic Drum: A Guide to Sacred Drumming', by Michael Drake. Interesting book.

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