Thankful For This Remarkable Ocean Planet

McWay Falls, California. Photo copyright Paul Jimerson

Carrying Our Words

We travel carrying our words.

We arrive at the ocean.

With our words we are able to speak

of the sounds of thunderous waves.

We speak of how majestic it is,

of the ocean power that gifts us songs.

We sing of our respect

and call it our relative.

~ Ofelia Zepeda, Tohono O’odham Nation