ᎠᎦᏴᎵ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᎾᏎ / The Old Man Is Working

ᎠᎦᏴᎵ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᎾᏎ
ᎤᏤᎵ ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏒ-ᎠᏍᏆᎪᏗᏍᎩ
ᎾᎿᎢ, ᎤᏰᎸᎭ
ᎪᎩ ᎤᏗᎴᎦ ᎭᏫᎾ.

ᏙᏰᎯ, ᎠᎦᏍᎬ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎾᎦᎵᏍᎬ
ᎠᎴᏫᏍᏙᏗᏎ.

ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎠᏓᏛᏙᏓᏎ ᎤᏩᏒ-ᎠᏍᎦᏯ
ᎢᏳᏃ ᎾᏂᎥᏉ ᎠᏛᎦᏎ
ᎤᏤᎵ ᎧᏁᎢᏍᏗᏗᏁ.

ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎠᏓᏛᏙᏓᏎ ᎤᏩᏒ-ᎠᏍᎦᏯ
ᎢᏳᏃ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏰᎵᏊ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ.

ᎩᎵ ᎠᏚᎳᏓᏎ ᎠᎢᏒᏁ.

Ꮎ ᎧᏁᏍᏗ-ᎢᏯᏛᏁᏙᏎ
ᏗᏄᏬᏁ.


The old man is working
at his computer,
naked in the summer heat.

Outside, the rain and lightning
have stopped.

He wonders whether anyone
hears his words.

He wonders whether
there will be enough time.

The dog wants a walk.

That will require
clothes.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler