Heart of the Beat

There it is -
More than sound,
Beyond feeling -
A joining.

Of humanness
Of earth
Of water
Of sky

Animal skin taut,
Striking tattoo.
Hey-ya.  He-ey.
Hey-ya Hey Ho.

Bound by modern voices,
Bestowing old wisdom,
Mother nature's heart beat.
I sit on the earth, consumed.

Author's Note

I thought about providing a link, but you need to be there to FEEL it.

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

i think you have done a pretty good job in "putting" your readers in this pretty spectacular moment ... introspection will often bring one to such a place ...our connectedness sacred and profoundly "silent" .. something you do not know about me is that i have a syndrome that causes riging of the ears and for about the last several years ..at times...i can actually hear my heart beating ..its a thrumming like a generator pulsing ..kind of weird eh!? .. but Mother Nature's is something quite a bit more isn't it ;)) i like the little chant/song in the third verse ... kind of fun .. :)
E.

[Jibey]

So many indigenous people are in tune with earth's rhythms, in the way that those who live in concrete jungles are not.

I love to breathe in Nature's cathedral.

[Shannon]

Agreed. This is my experience of being invited to feel it.

[Im His Daughter]

Beautiful writing.. I wrote one called I am Siksika, I am not but I hope it is true to them.

[Shannon]

This one was an outsiders genuine experience. Thank you for the read and review.

[Samuel Dickens]

There's something very appealing about Indian culture that many of us embrace. I know what you mean about feeling it, too.

[Shannon]

Thank you Sam. I appreciate you stopping by to read and review.

[Hogwarts]

"A joining.

Of humanness"

I love that line. I love how you don't just write poetry, but you create it. You do such an amazing job crafting words together to fit just how you want them to. Great poem :)

[Shannon]

You are very perceptive. I don't really see myself as a poet at all, but more as an observer, and a technician. I like your carve poetry way down to fewest words.

[Sapientiam]

This reminded me of cultural, traditional music of Native Americans, which is part of what I am. I could really feel the beats flowing in this poem. It matched the sacred rhythms of an old Native American tribe tune, seemingly never ending in its stream throughout the earth. Well done!

[Shannon]

Thank you, that was indeed my inspiration. I tend to find powwows so powerful I sit in awe.

[Wondering Mind]

Lovely. From "There it is.." to "consumed".. Now I have Enigma's "Return to Innocence" playing in my head

[Shannon]

Thank you for the high praise. This was my first attempt to really write a feeling like this. Glad it spoke.

[ReedWrite]

I felt it...love it. Beautiful.
I had a Native American vibe from this...Mother Nature's heart beat.
I loved the line: I sit on the earth, consumed.

[Shannon]

Yes, was definitely intended to reference a pow wow from my point of view, but if course all interpretations welcome. A friend talked me into keeping that line...seems to be a favourite.

Thanks for the read and review.

[Kathrin S]

I love this poem, especially the repetition in the second paragraph, and the short descriptive 'glimpses' we get (e.g. 'animal skin taut, Striking tattoo".

Thanks for sharing this, it's beautiful.

[Shannon]

Thank you for the read and review. Glad you enjoyed it.

[emmajoy]

There is something near ethereal in your words, something as a Brit i can't or don't fully understand but somehow, feel in the resonance of your words' movement. Beautiful.. start to finish. Will now go and touch the stars.. :)

[Shannon]

It is powerful. You can certainly google pow wow to get an idea. But the feeling doesn't come through.

Thank you for the kind words!