Donald Traxler's Poetry: 05/08/20

Friday, May 8, 2020

He Toasts to Life

He toasts to life,
and lives it joyfully.

Il porte un toast à la vie,
et le vit joyeusement.

Él brinda por la vida,
y lo vive alegremente.

Ele brinda a vida,
e vive com alegria.

atsvyai unadetiyisgase vlenidohvne,
ale alenidohase nasgine ulihelisdi gvdodi.

ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎤᎾᏕᏘᏱᏍᎦᏎ ᎥᎴᏂᏙᎲᏁ,
ᎠᎴ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎭᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏁ ᎤᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᎬᏙᏗ.

Matthew Chapter 1, Verses 17-21 in Udugi

17 hia-iyv nigadv unanelotanvdi equahami nidvlenvda dewi didla gesvase nigadu unanelotanvdi; ale dewi nidvlenvda awidvdo utsatina dadiloni hawina didla gesvase nigadu unanelotanvdi; ale awidvdo utsatina dadiloni hawina nidvlenvda galonedv didla gesvase nigadu unanelotanvdi.

18 noquu udenv tsisa galonedv gesvise hia galohisdi hawina: hilayvi utseli etsi meli gesvise aduyasdodita tsowa didla, unatseli nvlo-itsule udalulv, nasgi-ageyv gesvise awadvdita ayotli gvdodi galvquodiyu adanvdo vhnai.

19 nahiyui tsowa utseli uyehi, gesvanete osdv, ale tla udvnvisdi gotlvdi yvwiunedasdi yidatlilostanvne nasgi-ageya vhnai, adanvtesgise atsvyai wadiyuse nasgi-ageya utsatina utselide.

20 aseno nahiyui atsvyai adanvtesgise aniyelvsgv nasgi-hia iyusdidi, gowadu, anidawehi unelanvhi vhnai gananugoisdise atsvyai didla asgitisga hawina, hineginete, tsowa, nihi dewi uwetsi, tla unayehisdu agisdi nihi-didla meli nihi usdavhvsgi; igvnisisgi nasgi na gesvase ulunvdita nasgi-ageyv hawina gesvase galvquodiyu adanvdo vhnai.

21 ale nasgi-ageyv wadiose atsutsane, ale nihi uyanvdose utseli dudovne tsisa: igvnisisgi atsvyai ahiyasdose utseli yvwine unatseli asganidi nidvlenvda.

We Find Inspiration

We find inspiration wherever we can.

The concept of monotheism was very powerful,
but it came with a heavy price.

Now, and in the future (if we still
have one) it must be respect for nature

and for each other
that inspires us.

Nationalism no longer has a useful role,

and we must all give ourselves
reason to take pride in our real race--

the human one.