I Am Black / ᎠᏯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎬᎾᎨ

I am black
and I am white,
and everything in between.
I am the wind in the pines,
I am Spirit.

ᎠᏯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎬᎾᎨ
ᎠᎴ ᎠᏯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᏁᎬ,
ᎠᎴ ᎢᎬᏩᏓᎴᎩ ᎠᏰᎵ.
ᎠᏯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᏃᎴ ᏃᏥᏗ ᎭᏫᎾ,
ᎠᏯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ.

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

We Are One / ᎢᏧᎳ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏌᏊ

We are one
and we are many,
sisters and brothers
waiting for the dawn.

ᎢᏧᎳ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏌᏊ
ᎠᎴ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᎪᏗᏗ,
ᎤᎸᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏙᏗ,
ᎠᎦᏘᏴ ᎤᎩᏥᏍᎬᏁ.

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

Both / ᎢᎬᎳ

We are both in there,
mates for life,
for always.

ᎢᏧᎳ ᎢᎬᎳ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎾᎿ ᎭᏫᎾ,
ᎤᎾᎵᎪᎯᏗ ᎥᎴᏂᏙᎲ ᎾᏍᎩᎭᎢ,
ᏂᎪᎯᎸᎢ ᎾᏍᎩᎭᎢ.

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