My Nakedness Protects Me / ᎠᏆ ᎤᏰᎸᎮᏦ ᎠᏓᏍᏕᎸᏓᏎ ᎠᏴ

My nakedness protects me,
if only for a short time,
from the intrusions
of a world gone mad.

My nakedness is
a sliver of sanity
in a world of farce,
something real
in the midst of
illusion.

Sun and wind
on my body
are strength
and truth.
Old age is transformed
to youth.

ᎠᏆ ᎤᏰᎸᎮᏦ ᎠᏓᏍᏕᎸᏓᏎ ᎠᏴ,
ᎢᏳᏃ ᎤᏩᏌ ᏍᏆᎳᎯ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ,
ᎬᏩᏓᏄᎬᏗ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ
ᎤᏁᎫᎯᏔ ᎡᏆ-ᎡᎶᎯ ᎥᎿᎢ.

ᎠᏆ ᎤᏰᎸᎮᏦ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ
ᎠᎬᎭᎸᏕᏔ ᎣᏏ-ᎤᏓᏅᏖᏗ ᎥᎿᎢ
ᎡᏆ-ᎡᎶᎯ ᎭᏫᎾ ᎠᏤᎸᏙ ᎥᎿᎢ,
ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎤᏙᎯᏳ
ᎠᏰᎵ ᎭᏫᎾ
ᎠᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᎥᎿᎢ.

ᏅᏓ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏃᎴ
ᎠᏆ ᎠᏰᎸ ᎾᎿ
ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏄᎵᏂᎬᎬ
ᎠᎴ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ.
ᎠᎦᏴᎴᏦ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎢᏴᏗᏔ
ᎠᏚᏍᎩ ᏗᏜ.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

Facing the Future / ᎤᎧᏛᏓᏁᏖ ᎤᏩᎫᏗᏗᏒᏁ

Facing the future,
he brings the past
to help shape
the present.

ᎤᎧᏛᏓᏁᏖ ᎤᏩᎫᏗᏗᏒᏁ,
ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎠᏲᎯᏍᏓᏎ ᏧᏩᎫᏔᏅᏒᏁ
ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎤᏙᏢᏒᏗ
ᏃᏊᎯᏓᏁ.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

60,000 Visits

Today we are passing the milestone of 60,000 visits to this poetry blog. Perhaps I should call it a poetry and photography blog, because the illustrations have become as important as the text.

I'd like to take this opportunity to offer a small, personal report. In other words, real life.

Sandy and I have now sold most of what we previously owned, and moved with our sweet dog, Betty, from Uruguay to Florida. It would be an understatement to say that it has been difficult, both physically and emotionally, but we are here, and we are here safely. We have already bought a car, are renting a house (one of the few that would accept a dog), and are looking for a house to buy, probably in the town of Hudson.

Yesterday we went shopping in the local Publix supermarket, and it was a great experience. I felt like I was in California. Fortunately, I had already found fresh ma-te in the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale area. Publix didn't have that, but I did find some cooked ma-te in tea bags, and bought it. I also got four nice bottles of wine for about $25. Among other things, we got delicious, fresh fruit, which was part of our breakfast this morning.

One of our discoveries yesterday was a restaurant and pizzeria that serves breakfast (real, American breakfasts) and lunch, with good prices and friendly service.

So far, this has been a great reintroduction to our homeland.

Thanks to all of you for your continued interest and enthusiasm

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎦᏁᏔᏯ-ᎠᎩᎳᎨᏂᏔ / He Is Stiff-Necked

ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎦᏁᏔᏯ-ᎠᎩᎳᎨᏂᏔ
ᎤᎧᏛᏗ ᎭᏫᎾ ᎠᎦᏴᎴᏦ ᎥᎿᎢ.
ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᏩᏌ ᏗᏄᏬ
Ꮎ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᎦᏴᎵ.

He is stiff-necked
in the face of old age.
It is only the clothes
that are old.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

We Are Not Only / ᎢᏧᎳ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ Ꮭ ᎤᏩᏌ

We are not only physical bodies, but also bodies of light. We are spirit.

ᎢᏧᎳ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ Ꮭ ᎤᏩᏌ ᏄᎵᏂᎬᎬ ᎠᏰᎸᏗ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎾᏍᏋ ᎠᏰᎸᏗ ᎤᎸᏌᏓ ᎥᎿᎢ. ᎢᏧᎳ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

Naked Wisdom 72

ᎢᏧᎳ ᎤᎸᏉᏓᏎ ᎪᏩᏘ
ᏴᏫᏁ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎠᏁᏖ ᏧᏦᏓᎵᏗ ᎭᏫᎾ,
ᏌᏌᏗ ᎩᏂᏠᏱ.
ᎠᏎᏃ ᏴᏫ
Ꮭ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏌᏌᏗ.

We like to see
people living in pairs,
like geese.
But people
are not geese.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

ᎤᏰᎸᎭ ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ 72

ᎢᏧᎳ ᎤᎸᏉᏓᏎ ᎪᏩᏘ
ᏴᏫᏁ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎠᏁᏖ ᏧᏦᏓᎵᏗ ᎭᏫᎾ,
ᏌᏌᏗ ᎩᏂᏠᏱ.
ᎠᏎᏃ ᏴᏫ
Ꮭ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏌᏌᏗ.

ᎠᎭᏂ, ᎤᎵᎾᏫ ᎠᎹᏰᎵ ᎾᎿ / Here, on Turtle Island

ᎠᎭᏂ, ᎤᎵᎾᏫ ᎠᎹᏰᎵ ᎾᎿ,
(ᏃᏊ Ꮭ ᎤᎵᎾᏫ-ᎦᏙᎦ),
ᏘᏲᎭᎵ, ᎠᏆ ᎤᎾᎵ,
ᎠᏓᏩᏛᏔᏎ ᎠᏴ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎢᎦ.
ᎯᎠ ᎭᎾᏂ ᎭᏫᎾ,
ᏔᎵ-ᎦᏅᏍᎨᏂᏗ ᎤᎭᏎ ᎠᎾᎵᎪᎲᏍᎪᏁ
ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᏅᎩ-ᎦᏅᏍᎨᏂᏗ ᎥᎿᎢ.
ᎠᏯ ᎨᏳᎠᏎ Ꮎ ᎠᎾᎵᎪᎲᏍᎪᏁ.

Here, on Turtle Island,
(now not Turtle Tail),
Lizard, my friend,
visits me every day.
In this place,
two-leggeds have the company
of many four-leggeds.
I love that company.

Decompression

This is a great decompression time for us. Lizard, my power animal, is everywhere. They are mostly small geckos, but certainly not to be underestimated. I have heard that there are also iguanas, which our hostess does not like but I probably would. There is also an extended family of gorgeous, Egyptian geese living wild on this street. It is good to see nature flourishing, in many forms.

Dale's two dogs are wonderful, a joy to her, and to us.

My new ma-te "para nerviosos" is La Selva instead of Cabral, and I can see that I will only need to use 2/3 as much, so the 2kg that I bought will last a long time. Was quite surprised to find it, but we went to a local Latino market, and they actually had a section for Uruguayan and Argentine food.

The Anakena Carmenere that we bought was truly excellent, and I was able to have my normal Jameson nightcap. All is well. Todo bien.

ᏘᏲᎭᎵ

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

History Lives in Him / ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎩ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎠᏎ ᎠᏨᏴ ᎭᏫᎾ

History lives in him,
and he will be faithful
to his people.

ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎩ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎠᏎ ᎠᏨᏴ ᎭᏫᎾ,
ᎠᎴ ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎨᏒᎣᏎ ᎤᏬᎯᏳ
ᎤᏤᎵ ᏴᏫ ᏗᏜ.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

Warily, He Looks Out on a New Day / ᎠᏓᏓᏰᏙᏗ ᎬᏙᏗ

Warily, he looks out on a new day,
another country,
the start
of a new life.

ᎠᏓᏓᏰᏙᏗ ᎬᏙᏗ,
ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎭᎦᏔᏎ ᏙᏰᎩ
ᎢᏤ ᎢᎦ ᎾᎿ,
ᏄᏓᎴ ᎡᎶᎯ,
ᎠᎴᏅᏙ ᎢᏤ ᎥᎴᏂᏙᎲ ᎥᎿᎢ.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

Return to the Old Country

It was the best of days, and
in many ways,
the worst.
Two-van
caravan
to Carrasco airport,
friends arrived
to say goodbye.
Hugs and tears.

There was Executive-class
food and service,
but after eleven hours,
we landed in a string of storms,
after long delay.
For the first time
in six years,
I set foot
on United States
concrete.

The first three people
who spoke to me in Miami
spoke to me, just
assuming comprehension,
in Spanish.
It was everywhere,
though not the Rioplatense
I had grown used to.

Outside, for two hours,
we waited fruitlessly
for a Super Shuttle,
in spite of a two-month
reservation.
We are done with them.
We were two old people,
waiting on that curb
in the middle of the night,
trapped by our belongings.

Approaching a taxi agent,
I explained our
big problem.
He said, "I can do that,"
and I was never more grateful
for that familiar,
"can-do" attitude.
He sent us a wonderful
Filipino woman
in a mini-van,
who rescued us.

Now we're at the home
of a dear friend,
surrounded by palm trees.

It's easy, though,
to put myself back
on that airport
curb, with the hum
of a large fan,
put there to waft away
the carbon monoxide.
In my ear,
over and over,
the modulated hum
of the fan sounded like
"O beautiful,
for spacious skies ..."

"O beautiful,
for spacious skies..."

Text and images © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

Naked Wisdom 71

ᎢᏳᏃ ᎠᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ-ᎢᎦ ᎬᎾ
ᏰᎵᏊᏎ ᎧᏁᎬᎢ,
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᏁᎫᏎ
"ᎨᎥᎣᏎ ᏧᎾᏍᏗᏗ."

If the Thanksgiving turkey
could speak,
it would say
"there will be changes."

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

ᎤᏰᎸᎭ ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ 71

ᎢᏳᏃ ᎠᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ-ᎢᎦ ᎬᎾ
ᏰᎵᏊᏎ ᎧᏁᎬᎢ,
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᏁᎫᏎ
"ᎨᎥᎣᏎ ᏧᎾᏍᏗᏗ."

Rede / ᎮᏯ

I'll spew my rede,
my cosmic seed,
into the dark lap
of time.

ᎠᏯ ᏗᏍᏓᏲᏍᏙᏎ ᎠᏆ ᎮᏯᏁ,
ᎠᏆ ᏂᎦᏛᎣ-ᎤᎦᏔᏁ,
ᎤᎳᏏᎩ ᏗᎦᏅᏍᎨᏂ ᎾᎿᎢ
ᎢᎪᎯᏓ ᎥᎿᎢ.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

Change, at His Age / ᏧᎾᏍᏗ, ᎤᏤᎵ ᎢᏳᏕᏘᏴᏓ ᎾᎿᎢ

Change, at his age,
is not impossible,
but it requires
a good reason.

ᏧᎾᏍᏗ, ᎤᏤᎵ ᎢᏳᏕᏘᏴᏓ ᎾᎿᎢ,
Ꮭ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏰᎵ-ᏂᎨᏒᎾ,
ᎠᏎᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏚᎳᏓᏎ
ᎣᏍᏛ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏗ.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

The Body Will Have / ᎠᏰᎸ ᎤᎰᏎ

The body will have
what bodies will,
and when it's gone,
the spirit
is with us still.

ᎠᏰᎸ ᎤᎰᏎ
Ꮎ ᎠᏰᎸᏗ ᎤᎰᏎ,
ᎠᎴ ᎢᏳᏃ ᎠᎾᎩᏍᏗᏎ,
ᎠᏓᏅᏙ
ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎩᎳ ᎢᏧᎸ ᎬᏙᏗ.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

Weather Forecast

Sixty-eight degrees
Fahrenheit
Partly sunny,
Fifty-six at night.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

Satisfaction

Satisfaction

Image © 2019 by Denis Dextraze and Donald C. Traxler.

Naked Wisdom 70

ᎠᏚᏓᎴᏍᏕᏦ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏓᏁᏙ
Ꮎ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎠᏓᏁᏓᏎ ᎢᏧᎸ ᏗᏜ,
ᎢᏳᏃ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏛᏅᎢᏍᏔᏃᏅ.

Freedom is a gift
that we give ourselves,
when we are ready.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

ᎤᏰᎸᎭ ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ 70

ᎠᏚᏓᎴᏍᏕᏦ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏓᏁᏙ
Ꮎ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎠᏓᏁᏓᏎ ᎢᏧᎸ ᏗᏜ,
ᎢᏳᏃ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏛᏅᎢᏍᏔᏃᏅ.

59,000 Visits

Today this poetry blog has reached the milestone of 59,000 visits. Thanks to all of you for your continued interest and enthusiasm. Please remember that every post contains a Comments (Comentario) section for your feedback. I'm hoping to get a comment in Udugi one of these days. I know that some of you can do it. Come on, make the old man proud!

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

We Are Going Back to Gunland / ᎢᏧᎳ ᎱᎷᏣᏎ ᎦᎶᏇ-ᎡᎶᎯ ᏗᏜ

We are going back to Gunland
without a gun,
to the land of prejudice
without prejudice.
We have placed our faith
and our trust
in love,
the only safety
that we know.

ᎢᏧᎳ ᎱᎷᏣᏎ ᎦᎶᏇ-ᎡᎶᎯ ᏗᏜ
ᎦᎶᏇ ᏄᏠᏯᏍᏛᎾ,
ᎡᎶᎯ ᏗᏜ ᎠᏓᏛᏳᏤᏗ ᎥᎿᎢ
ᎠᏓᏛᏳᏤᏗ ᏄᏠᏯᏍᏛᎾ.
ᎢᏧᎳ ᏩᏗᏱᏎ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎪᎯᏳᏗᏁ
ᎠᎴ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎰᏩ-ᎠᏰᎸᏗᏁ
ᎨᏳ ᎭᏫᎾ,
ᎤᏩᏌ ᏄᎾᏰᎯᏍᏛᎾ
Ꮎ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎤᏅᏔᏎ.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

On the Beach at Dawn / ᎠᎹᏳᎳᏗ ᎾᎿ ᎤᎩᏥᏍᎬ ᎾᎿᎢ

On the beach at dawn
low tide, dog tracks in sand,
Betty has been fishing.

ᎠᎹᏳᎳᏗ ᎾᎿ ᎤᎩᏥᏍᎬ ᎾᎿᎢ
ᎡᎳᏗ ᏓᏣᏁᎬ, ᎩᎵ-ᎦᏅᏅᎢᏗ ᏃᏯ ᎭᏫᎾ,
ᏇᏘ ᎠᏑᎲᏍᎩᏎ.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

Lux Luz Light Ulvsada

Lux luz light ulvsada likht
llum ulvsada lumière lumo ulvsada luce
lux ulvsada luz ulvsada light ulvsada likht ulvsada
ulvsada
ulvsada

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

My Bed Is a Womb / ᎠᏆ ᎦᏂᏏ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᏖᎶ

My bed is a womb,
the sound of the sea a lullaby,
and I a naked babe
born again and again
into the light of day.

ᎠᏆ ᎦᏂᏏ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᏖᎶ*,
ᎠᎺᏉᎯ-ᎤᏃᏴᎬ ᏌᏊ ᎦᎸᏙ-ᎧᏃᎩᏍᏗ,
ᎠᎴ ᎠᏯ ᎤᏰᎸᎭ ᎤᏍᏗᎢ,
ᎤᏕᏅ ᎠᏏᏉ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏏᏉ
ᎤᎸᏌᏓ-ᎢᎦ ᎾᎿᎢ.

*womb (borrowed word)

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler aka Donald Jacobson Traxler ꮨᏺꭽꮅ.

Naked Wisdom 69

ᎧᎵᏬᎯ ᎧᏬᎳᏕᏍᎬ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏐᎸ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏫᏛᏓᏎ ᎤᎸᏌᏓᏁ ᎠᎴ ᏄᎵᏂᎬᎬ ᎥᎴᏂᏙᎲ ᎥᎿᎢ ᎠᎴᎠᏗᎨ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᎨ ᏗᏜ. ᎧᏬᎳᏕᏍᎬ ᎠᎨᏔᏗᏍᏓᏎ ᎢᎬᏩᏓᎴᎩᏁ. ᎧᏬᎳᏕᏍᎬ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎢᎬᏩᏓᎴᎩ. ᎢᏧᎳ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎧᏬᎳᏕᏍᎬ.

A complete breath is a wave. It carries light and the energy of life from lower to higher. Breath controls everything. Breath is everything. We are our breath.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

ᎤᏰᎸᎭ ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ 69

 ᎧᎵᏬᎯ ᎧᏬᎳᏕᏍᎬ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏐᎸ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏫᏛᏓᏎ ᎤᎸᏌᏓᏁ ᎠᎴ ᏄᎵᏂᎬᎬ ᎥᎴᏂᏙᎲ ᎥᎿᎢ ᎠᎴᎠᏗᎨ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᎨ ᏗᏜ. ᎧᏬᎳᏕᏍᎬ ᎠᎨᏔᏗᏍᏓᏎ ᎢᎬᏩᏓᎴᎩᏁ. ᎧᏬᎳᏕᏍᎬ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎢᎬᏩᏓᎴᎩ. ᎢᏧᎳ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎧᏬᎳᏕᏍᎬ.

Neither Here nor There / ᎥᏝ ᎠᎭᏂ ᎥᏝ ᎾᎿᎢ

Neither here nor there,
he is where consciousness lives,
swimming in a sea of infinity,
without obstacles.

ᎥᏝ ᎠᎭᏂ ᎥᏝ ᎾᎿᎢ,
ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎭᏢ ᎠᏕᎶᎰᏍᎪ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎠᏎ,
ᎠᏓᏬᏍᏓᏁᏖ ᎠᎺᏉᎯ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ-ᎨᏒᎡᏦ ᎭᏫᎾ,
ᎠᏲᎠᏍᏗᏍᎩᏗ ᏄᏠᏯᏍᏛᎾ.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

The Light Must Be Raised / ᎤᎸᏌᏓ ᎠᏎ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎠᏛᎯᏍᏙᏗᏔ / रोशनी उठानी होगी

The light must be raised
from bulb to flower.
Live then in its power
every day and every hour.

ᎤᎸᏌᏓ ᎠᏎ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎠᏛᎯᏍᏙᏗᏔ
ᎤᏍᏗ-ᎣᏓᎸ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎠᏥᎸᏍᎩ ᏗᏜ.
ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎤ ᏀᎢᏳᎢ ᎾᏍᎩᎯ ᎤᎳᏂᎬᎬ ᎭᏫᎾ
ᏂᎦᏛ ᎢᎦ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏑᏟᎶᏛ.

रोशनी उठानी होगी
बल्ब से फूल तक।
फिर अपनी शक्ति में जियो
हर दिन और हर घंटे।

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Light Is Revealing / ᎤᎸᏌᏓ ᎠᎦᏚᏕᏍᏓᏎ

Light is revealing.

ᎤᎸᏌᏓ ᎠᎦᏚᏕᏍᏓᏎ.

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On His Terms

On his terms he meets the world,
and waits expectantly.
What was, is,
and what truly is,
will be.

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The Gainford Blade

'Tis a hundred and thirty-five years
since the loss of ship and blade,
and more since the knife was made.
The hoary incrustation
on handle and sheath,
rock-like, full of shells,
bespeaks great age.
But still, though beyond the span
of a human life,
the age of the knife
is only double mine.

The sheath still carries the smell
of engine-room oil,
the owner's toil,
bringing closer
that fateful night.

"Nothing," says the Gainford blade,
"lasts like steel."

Nothing lasts like the smell
of oil and fear.

Nothing lasts
like sun and wind,
and sea,
and sea.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

In Darkness or in Light / ᎤᎳᏏᎨᏦ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎸᏌᏓ ᎭᏫᎾ

In darkness or in light,
he is light.

ᎤᎳᏏᎨᏦ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎸᏌᏓ ᎭᏫᎾ,
ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᎸᏌᏓ.

The Skunk / ᏗᎳ

God provided the skunk
with a powerful stunk,
thus proving Her sense of humor.

ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏓᏁᎳᏁᏗᏎ ᏗᎳ
ᎤᎳᏂᎩᏛ ᎦᏩᏒᎬ ᎬᏙᏗ,
ᎯᎠ-ᎢᏴ ᎪᎯᏳᏙᏓᏁᏖ
ᎠᎨᏴ-ᎤᏤᎵ ᎤᏓᏅᏖᏗᏁ ᎤᏬᏢᏗ ᎥᎿᎢ.

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He Is Older than Old / ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᏏᏅ ᎠᎦᏴᎵ

He is older than old,
but younger than youth,
afraid of neither,
and beyond both.

ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᏏᏅ ᎠᎦᏴᎵ,
ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏲᎵᎨ ᏏᏅ ᎠᏚᏍᎩ,
ᎠᏍᎦᎢᎲ ᎥᏝ ᎥᎿᎢ,
ᎠᎴ ᎤᏗᏗᏢ ᎢᎬᎳ.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

He Lives in Light / ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎠᏎ ᎤᎸᏌᏓ ᎭᏫᎾ

He lives in light,
and for light,
but he is not blinded
by it.
He sees,
but in a new way.
He knows
that he is
this light
and this light
is unobstructed.

ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎠᏎ ᎤᎸᏌᏓ ᎭᏫᎾ,
ᎠᎴ ᎤᎸᏌᏓ ᎾᏍᎩᎭᎢ
ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏨᏯᎢ Ꮭ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏗᎨᏫᏔ
ᎤᎸᏌᏓ ᎬᏙᏗ.
ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎪᏩᏔᏎ,
ᎠᏎᏃ ᎢᏤ ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗ ᎭᏫᎾ.
ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎤᏅᏔᏎ
Ꮎ ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ
ᎯᎠ ᎤᎸᏌᏓ
ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᎤᎸᏌᏓ
ᎨᏒᎠᏎ Ꮭ-ᎢᎬᏯᏗᏟᏔ.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.