We, The Great Family Poem by Anil Karki

Gratitude to Mother Earth,
Sailing through night and day
and to her soil;
Rich rare, and sweet
in our minds so be it.

Gratitude to Plants,
Changing leaf and fine root-hairs,
Standing still through wind and rain,
Their dance in the spiral grain
in our minds so be it.

Gratitude to Air,
Bearing the soaring swift and the silent
Breath of our song clear spirit breeze
in our minds so be it.

Gratitude to Wild Beings,
Our brother and sisters,
Teaching secrets, freedoms, and ways;
Self-complete, brave and aware
in our minds so be it.

Gratitude to Water,
Clouds, lakes, rivers, glaciers;
Holding or releasing;
Streaming through all our bodies
in our minds so be it.

Gratitude to Sun,
Blinding pulsing light
Through trunks of trees, through mists,
Warming caves where bears and snake sleep
Who wakes us
in our minds so be it.

Gratitude to the Great Sky,
Who holds billions of stars
And goes beyond that
Beyond all powers, and thoughts
Within us
in our minds so be it.