There is a shakiness deep in my bones 
As my feet touch the soil of my homeland
There is a press of ancestral bodies 
Pulsing against the boundaries of my flesh and spirit 
Crowding to feel into this life and time and place

And the River calls to me
Here I am
You know me
Don't be scared

You have been here before
Not in your dreams nor in places of dark fear
But in body and heart
Flesh and spirit
In your wholeness you were here
Let the reality of this place touch you and remind you 
You are always home

Be here
Be bright 
Let your spirit and being shine
In your fullness and love

Let words come and go
Let stories come and go
Freely and courageously
Naming fear and pain and violence 
Naming care and connection
Of a love so deep 
And a hurt so sharp
All in the same breath 
All in the same touch

Let the yearning and longing flow freely my friend
Like the river 
The one you come to again and again
The one who sings 
Roar and be calm
Release and receive
Sing with us 
With all the Rivers

These are our reminders of who you are