Myths, folklore, ancestral connections
Embedded in my memory
Energizing my spirit
The paths of those who came before
Walking alongside my own
Ethereal Celtic voices and harps
Drums and flutes of the First Nation
Lungs coated by coal dust
Hands that pulse with the earth’s soul
Your imprints grounded in nature and DNA
Diarmuid and Grainne – rooted in Celtic mythology
Grandma Joan – passing down a sixth sense and Native energy
Ellia and Granny Sue – love of food, family, and Slovak tradition
Their stories motivate my artistic spirit
I accept and embrace the energy
Of those who lived prior
And the ones whose spirits remain
My pencil ready to record the past to inspire the future.
Kelly Deeny 