Invocation to Agayu
by Elizabeth Barrette

Around the rim we gather
Beseeching the aid of the Mountain-Tall One
Calling on Grandpa Volcano
To stand as our guard.

Green and brown grow the slopes
Of the mighty mountain;
Red, red burns the fire within!
Save us and shield us,
O Ancient One, from chaos and violence.
We are just little people
Clinging to your sturdy cloak;
Watch over us that we may grow strong.

Agayu,
Fire-haired guardian,
Be with us now!



This poem was originally published in Circle Network News #72 Spring 1999.

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