Where Sky and Water Meet is an original oil painting paired with an original poem by Connie D Phillips, Native American Artist. The work explores the quiet strength of the cypress trees—warriors standing tall as the moon—while honoring ancestral voices carried through water, sky, and earth. Both painting and poem invite the viewer into a space of reflection and renewal, where heritage, land, and spirit connect. This piece is part of Connie’s ongoing collection that blends fine art with poetry, bridging contemporary Native American art with timeless storytelling.

Where Sky and Water Meet
By Connie D. Phillips 

Here, where sky and water meet,
A cypress warrior,
Tall as the moon,
Guards the path to
Ancient lands.

Within her ghostly pillars,
Hidden from Nahullo’s eye,
The little people
Dance in shadows—
The sacred steps of old.

Lie quiet now.
Can you feel it?
Deep in the earth,
Drumbeats rise—
The rhythm of our ancestors.

Shhh… can you hear?
Elders whisper wisdom
Older than the wind—
The leaves move
Under their breath.

My soul rests on sacred ground.
I am renewed.
I lie in the silence that knows me.