Keeper of Lost Souls

I am the Earth Mother

I am the keeper of lost souls.

I keep them safe and protect them

Till they recover from their pain.

I teach them how to keep themselves safe

And live in the world again.

I wove the spaces between the shadows into stars

So they would not be afraid of the night.

I wove the rainbow from the rain that fell

So they would know I was near when the storms came.

In the daytime while they rested I set the sun on high

To give light and warmth while they played.

And my soft voice would sooth their worried minds

And the wind and the streams were the music

That I chose to accompany my singing.

Deep inside they still remember the music.

For on this mortal plain they try to recreate it

From the trees and the reeds and the sounds of their voices.

I am the Earth Mother

The keeper of lost souls.

And I hear the voice of the Universe

Rise above the din of the world,

Reminding me that I too am protected

Till I return to my home again.