The Midnight Circle

Ethereal angels floating in the air
In a circle dancing without a care
The smell of the cedar burning
The souls of forgotten people yearning
Singing Songs in native tongue
To each one the past undone

The site an ancient burial ground
Leaving the intruder spellbound
Ghostly apparitions dancing as if pure light
In the sky the stars so bright
Each button blanket boldly shows their clan
Each dancer moving to and fro since time began

Dancing, chanting, moving to and fro
Living lives a million years ago
Dancing for the One
The sight a omen
Of bad times to come
The rhythmic beat of the drum

In time with a heartbeat
The circle complete
Dancing between mournful cries
The stronger force plotting demise
Encroaching on land
That had belonged to this clan since time began

The intruder sensing the importance of this display
Would not their trust betray?
Intruder moving out of the light
Becoming one with the night
Lives to tell this tale
And will help the weaker force prevail

Thou shall not steal from weaker people without paying the cost
All of these souls shall not be lost
For they shall rise again
Tens of thousands tribesman
Young warriors born of noble decent
All standing behind the movement

Millions of men and women standing for the cause
Giving the stronger force reason to pause
And look at a culture they tried to kill
All of the blood they fought to spill
Will flood the earth, the creator’s gift
And give the people’s voices reason to lift

As a united force banded as one
Each greeting the sun
In silence they rejoice
Thankful for the choice
To live in silence
No longer resorting to violence

But seeking a peaceful existence
With the Creators guidance
Things will not longer be the same as before
Giving the heart reason to soar
Having a choice to dance and to sing in native tongue
So it shall be and the two forces become one.