We gather, one by one.
A fire is set and sheds it’s warmth
And calls to us,
To each of us.
Alone we come, and together,
into the light
and warmth.
…and sitting side by side,
shoulder to shoulder,
As if to hold each other up,
we share our tears
and joy.
…and the darkness of our night becomes
another thing.
Shoulder to shoulder,
Hip to hip.
In the circle
We become
another thing.
…and the stories emerge,
One by one,
and merge
and flow
and join
and shine.
Together.
Shoulder to shoulder to shoulder
Hip to hip.