Thank you, Ellen, for sharing your wonderful gift so freely. Blessings, Jann McGuire In a message dated 9/11/2012 7:24:54 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, elliestock@aol.com writes: Hi folks, Attached is the musical notation for a song reflection on Chicago Accelerate 77 (Saturday, September 15): "Footprints of Sikaakwa". Below are the lyrics. Ellie _elliestock@aol.com_ (mailto:elliestock@aol.com) FOOTPRINTS OF SIKAAKWA Footprints of Sikaakwa journeyed lakeshore sands, creatures spinning stories in winds haunting the land, swimming, creeping, crawling—they came; flying, walking, stalking—they gamed; hunters, warriors, growers—they remained, living lightly on the earth of Sikaakwa. Footprints of Sikaakwa turned rivers, changed terrain, paving trails and forging rails, farm ways to factory days— exploring, trading, supplanting—they came; building, inventing, investing—they gamed, artist, industrialist, politician—they remained, sculpting rising skyline peaks of Chicago. Footprints of Sikaakwa converged from all directions, cultures clashed and merged, stewing desire and introspection— laboratory of urban life—they came; microcosm of courage and strife—they gamed; movements calling for justice—they remained, stirring brewing cauldron hope of Chicago. Footprints of Sikaakwa blaze new community, people working together to thrive sustainably— welcoming young and old—they came; joining the gifts of all—they gamed; waking to Earth’s vision—they remained, living boldly a real dream of Chicago. ejhs 9/09/12 reflection on Accelerate 77, Chicago “Sikaakwa” (pronounced: “Sheekakwa”): namesake of Chicago; French pronunciation of Algonquian (Miami/Illinois) name for a wild garlic/leek (Allium Tricoccum) (striped skunk) growing along the shores of Lake Michigan and the Des Plaines (branch of Chicago River) in the 1600s. _______________________________________________ Dialogue mailing list Dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/dialogue-wedgeblade.net