Flint Hills of Kansas

I am from the Beginning

I am​​ from the Source and the Remaining

I am from what was and​​ 

I will be what will be.

I am eternal.

I​​ once cradled​​ the Great Inland Sea​​ 

for as long as it needed​​ to be

and caressed its​​ waters​​ with my​​ winds

of forever;​​ 

I am​​ ageless,

I am​​ enduring​​ 

I am​​ Presence.

I am from the grass

deep-rooted, stable and sure

I am an​​ absorber​​ of sunlight and​​ 

a holder of the reflected light​​ 

of the moon.

I am the bison who tred lightly​​ 

taking only what they need

I am the anchor for the horizon

a place to touch the sky

I am the wind rolling

across my undulating

shoulders.

I am the breast for

the heavens.

I am the consuming fire

that​​ clears the superfluous

unnecessary,​​ unwanted

from my fertile loins

I am both mother

and father to the​​ 

future and a​​ protector

of the​​ long forgotten

I am the​​ 

Great Flint Hills

of Kansas