On December 1, 2023, our beloved spiritual friend, Barbara, suddenly passed away. This poem was written by Leland Williams in honor of Barbara.
Mtn Woman, for BaBa
Woman who sees far
Woman with laughter like sky
Tall
Pine tree woman where birds nest
Big hearted woman
Woman whose mind opens
Above the valley
Who sits in the curve
Of hills and stiff sage grass
Woman who sees far
Who throws open the curtains
And looks out her window at water
And clouds
For her there is no halfway
Her life turns on going
On daring to go all the way
Change woman light on her feet
Woman who sees far
Woman who paints and draws
who dreams her own way
Woman whose insight builds a future
For all her family
Hidden woman asleep in her yurt
Written by Leland Williams