I Am

I am a product of
your consciousness
and mine,
living in galactic
depths of time,
unfazed by space,
at the heart
of the matter.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

Good morning and ᎣᏍᏛ ᏑᎾᎴᎢ! I'm pleased to announce that this poetry blog has now had a total of 53,000 visits since it was started in October 2016. We are currently adding a thousand visits every eleven days, which is 27% faster than when we started. I believe the quality of both the poetry and the illustrations has improved. Another thing that has helped is the Udugi language, which generates a lot of interest, far more than I ever thought it would.

It seems to me that I have found my voice as a poet, a voice that often includes the enforced austerity of a partially indigenous language. I seem to sense a bright future for this work, and a brighter future for us all.

I thank all of you for the support that your interest and enthusiasm provide. ᏩᏙ!

Naked Wisdom 51

Ꮭ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏧᏓᎴᏂᏦ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎬᏩᎣ ᎠᎴ ᎡᏆ-ᎠᏓᏅᏙ.

There is no separation between nature and the Great Spirit.

ᎤᏰᎸᎭ ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ 51

tla gesvase tsudalenitso ayeli gvwao ale equa-adanvdo.

Naked Wisdom 50

ᎬᏩᎣ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎢᎦᏛ
ᎡᏆ-ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎥᎿᎢ,
ᎠᎴ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎢᎦᏛ
ᎬᏩᎣ ᎥᎿᎢ.
ᎯᎠ ᎡᏆ-ᎡᎶᎯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ
ᎢᎦᏪᏛ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎥᎿᎢ.

Nature is part
of the Great Spirit,
and we are part
of nature.
This world is
an expression of Spirit.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler

ᎤᏰᎸᎭ ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ 50

ᎬᏩᎣ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎢᎦᏛ
ᎡᏆ-ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎥᎿᎢ,
ᎠᎴ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎢᎦᏛ
ᎬᏩᎣ ᎥᎿᎢ.
ᎯᎠ ᎡᏆ-ᎡᎶᎯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ
ᎢᎦᏪᏛ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎥᎿᎢ.

I Am Me / ᎠᏯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏴ

I am me,
but I am also thee,
and we
can only be
free.

ᎠᏯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏴ,
ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏯ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎾᏍᏋ ᏂᎯ,
ᎠᎴ ᎢᏧᎳ
ᎤᏩᏌ ᏰᎵᏆᏎ ᎨᏒᎢ
ᎠᏚᏓᎴᏍᏓ.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler