“Cycles and Seasons”
By Toni Truesdale
The recurrence of the seasons
continue to encircle our lives,
Just as it gave celebrations to our
ancestors.
Spring Equinox, Summer Solstice,
Fall Equinox, and Winter Solstice
Mark those passages in a yearly cycle
all over the world.
We have learned to plant food and
medicines
According to the agricultural
calendar.
We dance in a circle to celebrate
the planting,
Harvest, and the storing of food.
Buildings, monuments, and spiritual
spaces have been built
To align with the celestial
movements that determine
The four seasons at the point of
each transition.
“Harvest”
Fall Equinox
Corn to the Americas is a sacred
staple,
Native farmers cultivated over 500 varieties
before 1492.
Tomatoes, beans, potatoes,
Chocolate, chili, squash, peppers
Avocado, vanilla, cashews,
blueberries..
Are just a few foods from
indigenous gardens.
Foods of the Americas feed the
world.
T. Truesdale copyright 2005
