With deep gratitude to the people of this land,
to this traditional prayer and its message:
May all who have eyes to see – see
may all who have ears to hear – hear
may all who have the choice – walk in beauty
IN BEAUTY MAY I WALK
In beauty may I walk;
All day long may I walk;
Through the returning seasons may I walk.
On the trail marked with pollen may I walk;
With grasshoppers about my feet may I walk;
With dew around my feet may I walk.
With beauty before me may I walk
With beauty behind me may I walk
With beauty above me may I walk
With beauty all around me, may I walk.
In old age, wandering on a trail of beauty, lively;
In old age, wandering on a trail of beauty, living again…
It is finished in beauty.
It is finished in beauty.