Turtle Island

 We Remain

The rush of wind, comes across the plane

And just the same, we remain

We remain protected in our domicile

And in a while, the wind dies down

And as the sounds dissipate, we can relate

We begin to stake our new territory, as we move slowly forward, placing one appendage forward at a time

We are inclined to sense danger, we are inclined to sense calm

And as we move along, calm radiates out

 

Spout of Knowledge

Soon we will be at the Spout of Knowledge

And that my dears we want to make it perfectly clear, is our ever-grasping nature

For as we move from one Wet Land to another, we discover the inches we move forward, the spaces in between

To some of you, we are seen as a rock

To some of you, you like to talk about our presence

Some of you, do not see us at all

We call out to each and everyone of you, what you see before you, is a Being

 

Ancient Being

And as a Being, we carry with us the emotions of you

Some of you see us as a thing, some of you see us an object

And of course, we object to both of those

For we my dears let’s be clear, are an Ancient Being

We have seen the changes; we are part of the evidence

And if adapt is the name of the game, what we are saying is, that is what we have had to do

Mobile Shelter

We have what we might refer to as, a mobile shelter, a mobile protection

Now some of you may reject that proposal

But we the Turtles of the Land want you to understand, we have so much information, to share with you

But we declare in order for us to share, we need to be allowed to live

For each of you to give us a moment’s thought, you need to be invited into out habitat

Now many of you see us as an obstacle, in the way

 

Skate in a Different Direction

And you are here to say, you are not aware of our presence, until it is too late

We are asking you to, skate in a different direction

For when you come to the intersection of, Water and Land, and particularly gravel or sand, we want you to understand this is our space

No, we will not change

We are asking you to see beyond the rush, we are asking you to see beyond the hurry

For as you hurry, as you rush, you miss ever so much

 

Respect

When you enter our space, we are asking you to grace it with respect

For perhaps that way you can help to protect, a declining population

We the Turtles of the Land want you to understand, there are many myths about us

And if you are to continue to persist on the surface of Mother Earth, it is of utmost importance that you reread those myths

 

Evidence of Truth

For within those myths, within those stories, there is evidence of truth

The evidence of truth, is woven in the very fabric

Once you find a thread, follow it to the end

We the Turtles of the Land want you to understand, we send through Loving Energies to you

We do not expect anything in return

But if you are so inclined to see us beyond an object, see us beyond an obstacle, we are here to say to you, we have much to teach you

No, we will not preach to you, we will teach you, there is a difference

Respect, respect, respect, is the name of the game

 

Song of Love

We the Turtles of the Land, we sing our song of love to you

You may not hear it, from our hollow shell

But it is here, that we dwell

Our vocal cords are strong

They long to send through, a voice to you that you will hear, that you will understand

But we are Land based, we are Water based

And we have traced much of the history across this Land

Do you understand

 

Time Line

We are slow moving; we are patient

And yet, we see other qualities in you

You fit within a certain time line

Is this your choice, is this your voice, or is this a choice and a voice that is imposed upon you

Let’s review, if you were to expand that time line

Allow space to slow down

Listen to the sounds of nature

Get out of that hurtling box

And walk

 

Little Ones

Nature talks to you each and every day

All you need to do is learn to listen to it

Yes, it takes time, yes, it takes patience

And we are here to relate a message to you; watch your little ones, as they proceed outside

They my dears, cannot hide their curiosity, their need to know

Now you can either show them, or you can follow them

For they have much to teach you, if you allow them to lead

So, proceed behind them as they slowly move across the ground

Squeals of delight can be one sound; howls of pain can be another

And just the same the curiosity to stop, touch, hold, look closer and closer still

All senses are heightened

Sight, smell, taste, hearing, presence

 

Presence

Yes, my dears we the Turtles of the Land want to make it perfectly clear, all animal species on this Earth carry a presence

As do you

We know of your presence, long before you do

You have the same capacity, but you have lost it along the way

You are born with it

As you grow up, certain skills are pushed to the sidelines

For many of you see them as unimportant

 

Wisdom Keeper

So, let’s review is a child, just a child, just a child

Or is child a Wisdom Keeper

A Wisdom Sharer, if you care to listen

Children without language still send messages through Telepathically

All you need to do is be prepared to listen

For the reality of a child is deep

Many of them are steeped in confusion, for the knowledges they carry are immense

And to their defense, as adults many of you do not see, past this fence

You see them as cute; you see them as adorable

But do you see them as astute, do you see them as knowledgeable, do you see them as enlightened, do you see them as wise

Do you follow their eyes, do you follow their sense, do you follow their hearing beyond the fence, do you follow their curiosity, do you follow their lane, do you follow their anger, do you follow their pain

 

Hive of Intelligences

Yes, my dears we the Turtles of the Land want you to understand, your Little Ones have much to say

Look upon them in a new light, for they can teach you much

Allow their touch to send through healing messages to you

For that is what they do

The Little Ones who arrive carry a Hive of Intelligences

We are here to say each and every day there is pruning that takes place

And part of this pruning is cutting back areas that don’t grow

So other areas can grow, did you know

 

A Glimmer

We the Turtles of the Land want you to understand, what you see before you is not all of it

It is just a glimmer, it just a segment

But if you go beyond your sight and listen, go beyond your hearing and touch, go beyond your touch and smell, go beyond your smell and sense, go beyond your sense and recognize the presence of a special Being

Yes, we know about the crying; yes, we know about the sorrows, yes, we know about the pain, but just the same, those Little Ones have so much to teach you

They try ever so hard, to reach you

 

Similar Way

Now you can look at us in a similar way

For if upon this day or the next, we happen to come into your view, slow down, perhaps even stop

For we were brought before you, for a reason

And the reason is connection

Yes, we want to get from one side of the road to the other

 

Chose You on That Day

But we the Turtles of the Land want you to understand, we chose you, on that day

Think of us as a small child along the way

Would you stay at the same speed

Or would you recede, slow down, stop

 

Different Reality

We the Turtles of the Land want you to understand, the image you see could provide a different reality

If that different reality helps you to see the need to slow down, the need to regress, that is what we call progress

Think of the Little Ones, what do they have to teach you

And more importantly are they able to reach you, as in are they able to help you to pull down your fences, remain vulnerable

As you allow them to come through, the possibilities of what can you tell me, never believe language as a barrier to understanding

 

Many Forms

For communication comes in many forms

Look at the storms, they are a form of communication

Look at the pounding rain, look at the ferocious winds

And just the same look at the calm overall

Look at the colours, just as the sun goes down

Look at the colours as the sun rises up

Listen to the birds as they begin to sing

Smell the aromas after a summer rain

Just the same

 

Withdraw

We the Turtles of the Land want you to understand, we have so much to share with you

Do you too climb into your shell and withdraw

Or do you caw out your importance

Do you remain a mere shell

Or do you let your presence be known

 

Complicated Lot

We the Turtles of the Land want you to understand, as Beings you are a complicated lot

But we are here to say to each and every one of you, you carry wisdoms, beyond your sight

Many of you might say what do I know, how can I show others

We the Turtles of the Land want you to understand, these wisdoms will come to you, if you allow them time, if you allow them patience

Forget the rush

 

Not a Screen

The scene before you is not a screen; it is reality

Cherish that scene, cherish that reality

For as you cherish it, you share it with others

For the scene before you, is ever lasting

You are not asking for a change of speed

For what that scene presents, is what that scene presents

 You cannot flick it away; you cannot say come another day

 

Protect

For we the Turtles of the Land want you to understand, the Land is here for you, to respect, not reject and most of all to protect

We the Turtles of the Land want you to understand, the Water asks for nothing less

Do you process, what we have suggested here

Or do you see it as a mere figment; do you see it as a mere speck

For what you protect, will protect you

For the Land has a memory; so, does the Water

So do your sons and your daughters and those in between

 

Just Like you

We the Turtles of the Land want you to understand, the Land and Waters are complicated just like you

But like you being respected and protected, is not something you will ever reject

 

A Story

As we proceed across the Land, we want you to understand, we too carry a presence, an essence, a wisdom, a history, a story

We all live on what some would refer to as Turtle Island

Or as others refer to as Mother Earth

From our birth to yours, we have been lifting up our paddles, lifting up our oars, and moving from place to place across the Lands, across the Waters

Do you understand

 

Different Perspective

As a Land Based People, as a Water Based People, each of you have a different perspective

We the Turtles of the Land want you to understand, we carry both the Land and the Water

So, when you bring your daughters, your sons, and those in between, to the Waters what do you see. what do you feel, what do you touch

There is ever so much to see, there is ever so much to protect, and not to forget a certain aspect of Water is the drinking of it

 

Protect It

To drink it, you must protect it

As for those who live on the Land you too understand, the importance of protection

The Land is a Being and so is the Water

So are your sons, so are your daughters, so are those in between

 

Beyond the Screen

When you look out at a scene beyond the screen, you can see all aspects of each other

Like individual trees in a forest, some are green light or dark, some are short, some are tall, some are wide, some are small, some crawl along the ground, some crash with an unearthly sound, some grasp to the surface of the rock, some move in the wind and sound like they talk, some whistle in the breeze some fall to their knees, some say please, please, please, don’t take me today, for don’t I have a say

 

Related to You

We the Turtles of the Land want you to understand, all of what is on the Land, all of what is in the Water, is a Being

See it like your sons and your daughters and those in between, they are related to you

As in they are your relations

As with relations, you have your ups and your downs

And each of them creates a particular sound, each of them is an individual

 

 Web of Life

We the Turtles of the Land want you to understand, each of you, each Being, is sewn into the Web of Life

And the Web of Life blankets your Soul

So, make it your goal to understand this Web of Life, to look at each thread, to examine its peculiarities

For there is much knowledge there, there are many wisdoms, can’t you see, this is the reality that you see

For when you look upon the scene beyond the screen, there is so much there

And when you discover something new, share it, tell a friend

And when we send a message through to you, believe it it’s meant for you

Those aha moments, those inspired thoughts, have been brought to you purposefully

So, ignore them not, pay attention

There are no accidents, it’s all part of the plan

Do you understand

 

Book

We the Turtles of the Land understand, we have opened up an unfamiliar Book to many of you

To some of you it’s a mystery, to some of you it’s a drama, to some of you it’s a poem, to some of you it’s history, to some of you it’s fiction, to some of you it’s nonfiction, to some it’s fact, to some of you it’s fantasy

We the Turtles of the Land want you to understand, each and every Being on Earth is in this book

All we do now is challenge all of you to look

 

Share It

For those of you that are brave, take another by the hand and investigate the Land, investigate the Water

And when you discover something new, share it

And if someone declares it as a falsehood, know your truth

Some of you may be mere youth, but know that your wisdoms are deep

For each Being came to this Earth, carrying with them an education beyond belief

And this education and this wisdom, this education and this knowledge, is deep within your fibers, is deep within your Soul

So, make it your goal, to unravel what you think you don’t know

 

Web of Knowledge

And we the Turtles of the Land want you to understand, take it slow

Be patient

For the time will come when you will have spun a new Web of Knowledge

This Web of Knowledge is meant for you, but it is also meant for others

For you will discover when you spread the wealth, eyes open up, minds expand

And surprise, it comes from a Being of the Land, and the Water

Perhaps now you’re starting to understand