ᎢᏳᏃ ᏂᎯ ᎭᏛᏓᏍᏓᏎ, ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏙᏎ ᎾᏍᏋ ᏂᎯ ᏗᏜ.
Monday, March 4, 2019
Friday, March 1, 2019
We Don't Need Names for Each Other / ᎢᏧᎳ Ꮭ ᎤᏚᎳᏓᏎ ᏚᏙᎥᏗᏁ
We don't need names for each other;
we only need our essences.
ᎢᏧᎳ Ꮭ ᎤᏚᎳᏓᏎ ᏚᏙᎥᏗᏁ ᏏᏴᏫ-ᏐᎢ ᎾᏍᎩᎭᎢ;
ᎢᏧᎳ ᎤᏩᏌ ᎤᏚᎳᏓᏎ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎤᎵᏍᎨᏙᏗᏁ.
Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.
we only need our essences.
ᎢᏧᎳ Ꮭ ᎤᏚᎳᏓᏎ ᏚᏙᎥᏗᏁ ᏏᏴᏫ-ᏐᎢ ᎾᏍᎩᎭᎢ;
ᎢᏧᎳ ᎤᏩᏌ ᎤᏚᎳᏓᏎ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎤᎵᏍᎨᏙᏗᏁ.
Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.
Thursday, February 28, 2019
I Am Only A Man
I am only a man,
and an old one at that,
I've lived to learn,
and somehow learned
to live.
I've found that the most
important part
is in the learning
of the heart.
Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.
and an old one at that,
I've lived to learn,
and somehow learned
to live.
I've found that the most
important part
is in the learning
of the heart.
Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.
It Is Our Passion / ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎠᏓᎨᎵᏲᏤᏗ
It is our passion that shows,
passion for beauty,
passion for truth,
passion for life,
for nature,
for all that we love,
and for each other.
ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎠᏓᎨᎵᏲᏤᏗ Ꮎ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎪᏩᏘᏔ,
ᎠᏓᎨᎵᏲᏤᏗ ᎤᏬᏚ ᎾᏍᎩᎭᎢ,
ᎠᏓᎨᎵᏲᏤᏗ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎾᏍᎩᎭᎢ,
ᎠᏓᎨᎵᏲᏤᏗ ᎥᎴᏂᏙᎲ ᎾᏍᎩᎭᎢ,
ᎬᏩᎣ ᎾᏍᎩᎭᎢ,
ᏂᎦᏛ Ꮎ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎨᏳᏓᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᎭᎢ,
ᎠᎴ ᏏᏴᏫ-ᏐᎢ ᎾᏍᎩᎭᎢ.
Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.
passion for beauty,
passion for truth,
passion for life,
for nature,
for all that we love,
and for each other.
ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎠᏓᎨᎵᏲᏤᏗ Ꮎ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎪᏩᏘᏔ,
ᎠᏓᎨᎵᏲᏤᏗ ᎤᏬᏚ ᎾᏍᎩᎭᎢ,
ᎠᏓᎨᎵᏲᏤᏗ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎾᏍᎩᎭᎢ,
ᎠᏓᎨᎵᏲᏤᏗ ᎥᎴᏂᏙᎲ ᎾᏍᎩᎭᎢ,
ᎬᏩᎣ ᎾᏍᎩᎭᎢ,
ᏂᎦᏛ Ꮎ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎨᏳᏓᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᎭᎢ,
ᎠᎴ ᏏᏴᏫ-ᏐᎢ ᎾᏍᎩᎭᎢ.
Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Our Hearts Were Open
Our hearts were open,
but our hands were empty.
ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎠᏓᏅᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ ᎤᎵᏍᏚᎢᏓ,
ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎤᏬᏰᏂᏗ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ ᎤᏏᏩ.
Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.
but our hands were empty.
ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎠᏓᏅᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ ᎤᎵᏍᏚᎢᏓ,
ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎤᏬᏰᏂᏗ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ ᎤᏏᏩ.
Monday, February 25, 2019
At this writing, this poetry blog has had 56,033 visits since its inception in October 2016. I view that as quite an accomplishment, and it seems to be gathering steam: the clickety-clack is becoming a steady hum.
Could I have written the above in Udugi? Probably not. "Clickety-clack" would probably have to be written as "tligeti-tlagi," since there are no "kl" consonant clusters in either Cherokee or Udugi. Also, I don't know the word for "hum" in Cherokee, if there is one. I'd probably have to borrow the English word, and write it as "hvnv" (in Cherokee and Udugi transcription, "v" represents a vowel that sounds like the short "u" in the English word "but"). I would not be able to write it as "hvmv," because the sign for the syllable "mv," which was considered to be unnecessary, went out of use long ago.
Interesting, no? But wait, you're in luck: there's even more! "-hv" is a suffixal question marker in both Cherokee and Udugi, similar to the English grunt "huh?" (which, however, goes back to 1608). But , in both Cherokee and Udugi, "v" is a short way of saying "yes." Cherokee's longer way, which is "v-v," is not used in Udugi, because of possible confusion with the English grunt "uh-uh."
I am amazed by the continued popularity of my blog postings in Udugi, so of course I intend to continue them.
Thank you all very much for your continued interest and enthusiasm. ᏩᏙ (wadó, thank you).
Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.
Could I have written the above in Udugi? Probably not. "Clickety-clack" would probably have to be written as "tligeti-tlagi," since there are no "kl" consonant clusters in either Cherokee or Udugi. Also, I don't know the word for "hum" in Cherokee, if there is one. I'd probably have to borrow the English word, and write it as "hvnv" (in Cherokee and Udugi transcription, "v" represents a vowel that sounds like the short "u" in the English word "but"). I would not be able to write it as "hvmv," because the sign for the syllable "mv," which was considered to be unnecessary, went out of use long ago.
Interesting, no? But wait, you're in luck: there's even more! "-hv" is a suffixal question marker in both Cherokee and Udugi, similar to the English grunt "huh?" (which, however, goes back to 1608). But , in both Cherokee and Udugi, "v" is a short way of saying "yes." Cherokee's longer way, which is "v-v," is not used in Udugi, because of possible confusion with the English grunt "uh-uh."
I am amazed by the continued popularity of my blog postings in Udugi, so of course I intend to continue them.
Thank you all very much for your continued interest and enthusiasm. ᏩᏙ (wadó, thank you).
Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.