Gone are the RVs, the Winnebagos, the Truck campers, the coleman tents.
Gone are the propane gas cook stoves and the LED lanterns.
Gone are all signs of modern life,
for we can no longer see them.
Our eyes are upon the tree,
Upon the dance.
Tonight is the first purification lodge.
Four more will follow
as we prepare to step into the world between the worlds,
the portal to the spirit world that is the arbour.
The mosquitos are still here --
that was true in 1840.
The Spirits are still here --
that is true even more today
Because we need them so much more.
The world has changed and we need them.
