Elders Acclaim

written for an eldering ceremony to honor those who give of themselves in leadership.

 

Walking in Wisdom,

Sitting in Silence

Listening to the whispered inner voice,

Like Sages of Old

They have made the choice

Moving forward

Sharing knowledge and secrets untold

 

Through hardships and trial

The Elders have come

Lives dedicated to Spirit

They live

Passing on what they can

Knowing that it is the greatest gift

They can give

 

In Darkness and in Light

Searching for the souls delight

They Gather and celebrate beneath the moon

As with nature they commune

 

The self that was has passed away

They have followed nature’s way

Here they stand on the threshold

Nature’s laws and cycles they will uphold

 

Through death and rebirth

They have attuned to the Earth

Teaching and listening

As the fire burns in the hearth

 

No honor do they seek, no recognition or fame

Yet we gather here tonight

With the Gods in sight

For dedication and generosity should be rewarded

We offer up our acclaim

And asked that they be blessed.

 

From Magician to King

From Magician to Queen

Their destiny is of their making

Moving between the worlds unseen

Tonight they step into their new role

Reviews

[R J Askew]

I like it. Society focuses on youth and beauty and overlooks the stored up wisdom of the elderly. This is a mistake. Perhaps age does not make everyone wise and not all elderly folk have the capacity to apply their wisdom, but when you are closer to death and fame and wealth perhaps mean less, then maybe your thinking is less self-centred. Also with more elderly people around it seems sensible for them to be valued as, with luck, we will be elderly one day, too, as if we are not...

[Lady leah]

Outstanding write, we are all inter woven in this thing called life. I love it.

[Nancy Lee Shrader]

As an elder myself. I found this piece so beautifully written. You have captured the thoughts of so many of our elderly family members. Leaving a part of themselves to be past on and on.

Thanks for sharing.

Author: Nancy Lee Shrader

[BrightEyes]

I do not know when you wrote this, as I have been remiss in my RRs lately. It does bring to my mind, such a solemn, yet enchanted gathering. One I could envision within my own wood here behind my home, beneath a full moon, perhaps a Winter Solstice moon, shining and reflecting off newly fallen snow. There is a serenity and a peace to be found in this peace, regardless of who one might be, or where one might come from. For nature moves in circles, in cycles, and there is an unending lesson to be found there, that all things come, all things pass - and that all things work together, to connect that circle.