GREAT SPIRIT
O GREAT SPIRIT,
TEACH ME THE UNDERSTANDING OF YOUR WAYS,
SHOW ME TO APPRECIATE
THE BOUNTY OF YOUR GREAT KITCHEN,
SEE, IN TRUE
DEPTHS, THE FATHOMS OF YOUR OCEANS,
TO SEE BEYOND,
WITHOUT BEING ON TOP OF YOUR TOWERING MOUNTAINS,
SHOW ME HATE, SO THAT
I MAY KNOW THE TRUE MEANING OF LOVE,
SORROW, SO THAT I MAY
APPRECIATE LAUGHTER,
PAIN, SO THAT I MAY KNOW
OF NONE,
AND YES, EVEN DEATH,
SO THAT I MAY SEE THE TRUE MEANING OF LIFE.
WALT GOVE ©
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