Testimonials

Can You Hear The Earth Sing?

"What are you doing Don Pancho?"

"I'm listening to the earth sing, mi'jita."

So begins the hauntingly lovely conversation between a little girl and her friend, the village elder, Don Pancho about the wonders of nature. The whimsical notes of the "songs" the earth sings will tickle the imagination, and delight children as well as adults. The implicit lesson about paying attention to our connection with nature, getting so quiet you can hear a "star's lullaby to the trees" is gently cloaked in lyrical word pictures that invoke the southwestern flavor and landcape that inspired the story.

Testimonials

Some of my favorite childhood memories

Some of my favorite childhood memories are of walking through the woods with my family and our dog, discovering the shapes, textures, colors of rocks, cones, leaves; seeing the wind ripple the water on lakes or pushing the clouds in the sky and the different shades of sunlight; hearing the sounds of the birds, the wind in the trees, and the water rushing or gurgling in nearby streams; and taking in the rich, earthy smell of it all. Today, watching my "little sister" discover these things and go home with her pockets full of rocks, seeds, leaves and shells just like I did at that age, fills my soul all over again. I truly believe when we're connected with the natural world around us, we stay centered, focused on who we are and where we fit in the scheme of things. There's no greater joy than sharing that with a child and passing that care for the earth on to the next generation.

Su Marcy
Vice President, United Way of Ulster County
Big Brothers Big Sisters Volunteer since 2007

Maryna's touching words will draw you and your children into the world of nature.

Maryna's touching words will draw you and your children into the world of nature. When I read Can you Hear...I was immediately transported into the past, and hours spent in the woods listening and creating my own mysterious childhood world.

Mary Jo Niessen
www.delicatepawsllc.com

As a retired educator...

As a retired educator and life long advocate of the POWER of reading, I applaud the use of the World Wide Web as a tool to entice and encourage our youth to read and to expose them to the WONDERS of the world in which they live.

M.A. Studley Vosburgh

Maryna Ozuna is quickly becoming the Garcia Llorca of our time

Maryna Ozune is quickly becoming the Garcia Llorca of our time. Her poem "Can You Hear the Earth Sing" uses few words. Yet it evokes lush imagery of a child's connection to nature.

Marc Goldberg, CDT
www.TrainingDogsInChicago.com
www.ChicagoDogTrainer.com
The ForceFree Method (tm)
President, International Association of Canine Professionals
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Maryna – this is so beautiful.

“Can you Hear the Earth Sing” is a lovely piece that conjures up the lost child in all of us. Its timeless, environmental message is perfect for today’s world where connection to the earth is sometimes forgotten.

Lucinda Davis
Membership Manager
Arizona Public Media

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