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.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

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.