Perhaps you think I’m arrogant, a braggart
prowess overblown?
Rowan oak lady-slipper and laden bough
my progeny, I offer my perfect seed
my leeward caverns
and vibrant streams
for your survival
I am Whitehead and Flynn
Celo Black Bearwallow Roan and Bald
I’m haven and homestead hollowed
holy ground, a thousand names I’ve been called
For ages I have sheltered you
within unplundered ground
you who are prospectors of lost purpose
Jean Cassidy 2010
Photo Credit: Qualla Boundary by Erdu-Estremera
