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Warrior

Writer's picture: Deborah NewmanDeborah Newman

Updated: Dec 17, 2024


The Cave of Winters Visions by Vasil Woodland / aka Vasyl Mushyk 2016.


Warrior

(A Re-imagining of the ancient teachings of what it is to be a warrior.)


young warrior

bellow your heart

illuminate your spirit

touching stars

making earth tremble

throughout


student warrior

find your spirit song

let it guide you

as cleansing thunders do

rippling within

entirely

beckoning songbirds

of dawn through dusk


lonely warrior

seek your companions

find your mate

the ones who heal

challenges illusions

exposes weakness

tests notions of trust

earn theirs


warrior men

women

serve family

all our relations

mentor solutions

needed

become peace

you seek


elder warriors

grandmother

grandfather

rise above

lay burdens down

leave weapons down

become grace

always desired

earned


~ hsh (c) 060216

(edit (010924)


Artist Vasil Woodland / aka Vasyl Mushyk

Ukrainian Artist, Vasyl Woodland has given me permission to pair his art with my poetry and writings on my new website and FB Page. I hope you enjoy his work and are drawn to support him and his people however you can in your prayers.


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Vasil studied under Norval Morrisseu. Norval Morrisseau CM RCA, also known as Copper Thunderbird, was an Indigenous Canadian artist from the Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek First Nation. He is widely regarded as the Grandfather of Contemporary Indigenous Art in Canada. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norval_Morrisseau 


*The royalty-free Ukrainian Peace Flag image is provided courtesy of Akitada31/Roman. Please look at his other works on Pixabay and buy him a cup of coffee if you appreciate his contribution.


Tool - Invincible (Lyric Video)

Video by ImagesAndWords


Anilah feat. Einar Selvik of Wardruna - WARRIOR

Lyrics:


Reasoning lets go 

and I am propelled in to you 

My Skin widening... 


Reasoning lets go 

and I am propelled into you 


Hands and arms grow 

and I release what must go 

My skin widening 

to feel your angelic arms 


Come close 

so that I can melt into you

Come Close… 


Reasoning lets go 

and I am propelled in to you 

My skin widening 

to your angelic arms 

Leaving this weight behind 

My spine becomes light 


Clean my senses 

so that I can hear you 

clearly


Reasoning lets go 

and I am propelled into you 

hands and eyes grow 

and i release what must go 


My Skin widening... 

to feel 

your 

angelic 

arms 


Warriors move gracefully 


We lay down our weapons 

at your feet 

take us with grace 

to the other field 


Can we Lay down our weapons 

and the tired intellect 

rise above 

and... 


Bring me Grace


I know you Can. 


....Einar's Norse choral lyrics translated: 

Unharmed to the battle, 

Unharmed from the battle, 

Unharmed wherever they go


*The royalty-free Ukrainian Peace Flag image is provided courtesy of Akitada31/Roman. Please look at his other works on Pixabay and buy him a cup of coffee if you appreciate his contribution.


Воїн (Ukrainian)


молодий воїн

рев твого серця

освітити свій дух

зворушливі зірки

змушуючи землю тремтіти

всюди


студент воїн

знайдіть свою духовну пісню

нехай це веде вас

як це роблять очищувальні громи

брижі всередині

повністю

манить співочих птахів

від світанку до сутінків


самотній воїн

шукай свою пару

той, хто лікує

кидає виклик ілюзіям

виявляє слабкість

перевіряє поняття довіри

заробити своє


чоловіки-воїни

жінки

служити сім'ї

всі наші відносини

наставницькі рішення

необхідний

стати миром

ви шукаєте


старші воїни

бабуся

дідусь

підніматися вище

лягати тягарями

залиште зброю

стати благодаттю

завжди бажаний

заробив


~ hsh (c) 060216

(редагувати (101623)


Voyin (Ukrainian)


molodyy voyin

rev tvoho sertsya

osvityty sviy dukh

zvorushlyvi zirky

zmushuyuchy zemlyu tremtity

vsyudy


student voyin

znayditʹ svoyu dukhovnu pisnyu

nekhay tse vede vas

yak tse roblyatʹ ochyshchuvalʹni hromy

bryzhi vseredyni

povnistyu

manytʹ spivochykh ptakhiv

vid svitanku do sutinkiv


samotniy voyin

shukay svoyu paru

toy, khto likuye

kydaye vyklyk ilyuziyam

vyyavlyaye slabkistʹ

pereviryaye ponyattya doviry

zarobyty svoye


choloviky-voyiny

zhinky

sluzhyty sim'yi

vsi nashi vidnosyny

nastavnytsʹki rishennya

neobkhidnyy

staty myrom

vy shukayete


starshi voyiny

babusya

didusʹ

pidnimatysya vyshche

lyahaty tyaharyamy

zalyshte zbroyu

staty blahodattyu

zavzhdy bazhanyy

zarobyv


~ hsh (c) 060216

(redahuvaty (101623)

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