this is the time when your breath becomes the weather pattern of a hidden world
when the strength of your back of your spine of your purest imagination
truly discovers its own power to create a life

as your own heartbeat divides in two and recreates itself to be brought fresh into this world
i am with you
my breath is yours through every dimension
my spine's own strength i give to you
in humblest gratitude for your willingness to birth our teacher
to cultivate the seedling sprouts of a new day

you are pushing now
from halfway around the world
i can feel the force of your will
and of the larger will that surrounds it
as the ocean surrounds the mermaid's fallen tears of joy
when she discovers her first pearl

we are with you
this wild family of ragamuffin lightkeepers
our candles are lit in the shrines of remembrance
in this moment all death is renewed
and fertilizes the seeds of life

using invisible antlers to hold up the burning coals
burning cedar, sweetgrass, tobacco, copal
the smoke of my prayers surrounds you in grace
you are the earth's own power
you are an instrument for the song of life to sing through

your radiance blinds each of us into a deeper seeing

half way around the world
i feel you pushing
i am with you
you are surrounded by a circle of candles tied with red string
you are embraced by the blessings of all our ancestors
and all the ancestors yet to be
i am breathing with you
pushing with you
we are with you