Donald Traxler's Poetry

Thursday, April 11, 2019

59,000 Visits

Today this poetry blog has reached the milestone of 59,000 visits. Thanks to all of you for your continued interest and enthusiasm. Please remember that every post contains a Comments (Comentario) section for your feedback. I'm hoping to get a comment in Udugi one of these days. I know that some of you can do it. Come on, make the old man proud!

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

We Are Going Back to Gunland / ᎢᏧᎳ ᎱᎷᏣᏎ ᎦᎶᏇ-ᎡᎶᎯ ᏗᏜ

We are going back to Gunland
without a gun,
to the land of prejudice
without prejudice.
We have placed our faith
and our trust
in love,
the only safety
that we know.

ᎢᏧᎳ ᎱᎷᏣᏎ ᎦᎶᏇ-ᎡᎶᎯ ᏗᏜ
ᎦᎶᏇ ᏄᏠᏯᏍᏛᎾ,
ᎡᎶᎯ ᏗᏜ ᎠᏓᏛᏳᏤᏗ ᎥᎿᎢ
ᎠᏓᏛᏳᏤᏗ ᏄᏠᏯᏍᏛᎾ.
ᎢᏧᎳ ᏩᏗᏱᏎ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎪᎯᏳᏗᏁ
ᎠᎴ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎰᏩ-ᎠᏰᎸᏗᏁ
ᎨᏳ ᎭᏫᎾ,
ᎤᏩᏌ ᏄᎾᏰᎯᏍᏛᎾ
Ꮎ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎤᏅᏔᏎ.

On the Beach at Dawn / ᎠᎹᏳᎳᏗ ᎾᎿ ᎤᎩᏥᏍᎬ ᎾᎿᎢ

On the beach at dawn
low tide, dog tracks in sand,
Betty has been fishing.

ᎠᎹᏳᎳᏗ ᎾᎿ ᎤᎩᏥᏍᎬ ᎾᎿᎢ
ᎡᎳᏗ ᏓᏣᏁᎬ, ᎩᎵ-ᎦᏅᏅᎢᏗ ᏃᏯ ᎭᏫᎾ,
ᏇᏘ ᎠᏑᎲᏍᎩᏎ.

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Lux Luz Light Ulvsada

Lux luz light ulvsada likht
llum ulvsada lumière lumo ulvsada luce
lux ulvsada luz ulvsada light ulvsada likht ulvsada
ulvsada
ulvsada

Sunday, April 7, 2019

My Bed Is a Womb / ᎠᏆ ᎦᏂᏏ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᏖᎶ

My bed is a womb,
the sound of the sea a lullaby,
and I a naked babe
born again and again
into the light of day.

ᎠᏆ ᎦᏂᏏ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᏖᎶ*,
ᎠᎺᏉᎯ-ᎤᏃᏴᎬ ᏌᏊ ᎦᎸᏙ-ᎧᏃᎩᏍᏗ,
ᎠᎴ ᎠᏯ ᎤᏰᎸᎭ ᎤᏍᏗᎢ,
ᎤᏕᏅ ᎠᏏᏉ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏏᏉ
ᎤᎸᏌᏓ-ᎢᎦ ᎾᎿᎢ.

*womb (borrowed word)

Saturday, April 6, 2019

Naked Wisdom 69

ᎧᎵᏬᎯ ᎧᏬᎳᏕᏍᎬ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏐᎸ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏫᏛᏓᏎ ᎤᎸᏌᏓᏁ ᎠᎴ ᏄᎵᏂᎬᎬ ᎥᎴᏂᏙᎲ ᎥᎿᎢ ᎠᎴᎠᏗᎨ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᎨ ᏗᏜ. ᎧᏬᎳᏕᏍᎬ ᎠᎨᏔᏗᏍᏓᏎ ᎢᎬᏩᏓᎴᎩᏁ. ᎧᏬᎳᏕᏍᎬ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎢᎬᏩᏓᎴᎩ. ᎢᏧᎳ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎧᏬᎳᏕᏍᎬ.

A complete breath is a wave. It carries light and the energy of life from lower to higher. Breath controls everything. Breath is everything. We are our breath.

ᎤᏰᎸᎭ ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ 69

ᎧᎵᏬᎯ ᎧᏬᎳᏕᏍᎬ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏐᎸ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏫᏛᏓᏎ ᎤᎸᏌᏓᏁ ᎠᎴ ᏄᎵᏂᎬᎬ ᎥᎴᏂᏙᎲ ᎥᎿᎢ ᎠᎴᎠᏗᎨ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᎨ ᏗᏜ. ᎧᏬᎳᏕᏍᎬ ᎠᎨᏔᏗᏍᏓᏎ ᎢᎬᏩᏓᎴᎩᏁ. ᎧᏬᎳᏕᏍᎬ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎢᎬᏩᏓᎴᎩ. ᎢᏧᎳ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎧᏬᎳᏕᏍᎬ.