Grandfather Fire
 
Grandfather Fire!
ever bountiful
ever beautiful
ever patient
ever kind
stone deaf to all our excuses
yet wide open to all our prayers
 
You were there at the very beginning
you will be there at the very end
Emissary of the Eternal Flame
Medicine and Wisdom and Strength

Whatever is bitter
rancid, sick, or stuck inside us
you transmute
with such a fierce and faithful love
 
Our rage, our despair, our violence, our grief
our vulnerable hopes, our doubts, our desires
there is nothing you cannot handle

Truth your greatest treasure
Warrior of the Diamond Light
 
You burn the lips of liars
and incinerate each and every lie

Honesty and courage and gratitude
bring you great grandfatherly delight

All worlds you hold
within the playful weaving of your dance
galaxies flicker and spin upon your song
and whenever your chuckle is heard upon the wind
even the busiest of spirits stop
and smile

O Grandfather!
we would be so, so lost without you
for we are not strong enough to walk this path on our own
 
Guide us with your wisdom
Guard our hearts within your generous hearth
Protect those we love
(and those we find difficult too)

Grandfather Fire!
You warm the very marrow of our tired and human bones
 
Grandfather Fire!
You colour our deepest dreams
 
Grandfather Fire!
May we never take your love and warmth and power for granted