Shakespeare in Udugi I / ᎠᏕᎸᏗᎦᏘᏍᏗ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎭᏫᎾ I

"ᎠᏥᎸᏍᎩ, ᏂᎦ ᏐᎢ ᏚᏙᎥ ᎬᏙᏗ, Ꮭ ᎦᏩᏒᏚᏎ ᎢᏗᎦᏕ ᎤᎦᎾᏍᏛ?"

--ᎠᏕᎸᏗᎦᏘᏍᏗ

"Would not a rose, by any other name, smell as sweet?"

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

Blinded by the Light / ᏗᎨᏫᏔ ᎤᎸᏌᏓ ᎬᏙᏗ

Blinded by the light,
we see with second sight.

ᏗᎨᏫᏔ ᎤᎸᏌᏓ ᎬᏙᏗ,
ᎢᏧᎳ ᎪᏩᏔᏎ ᏔᎵᏁ ᎠᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᎬᏙᏗ.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler (ᏘᏲᎭᎵ).

My Nakedness Protects Me / ᎠᏆ ᎤᏰᎸᎮᏦ ᎠᏓᏍᏕᎸᏓᏎ ᎠᏴ

My nakedness protects me,
if only for a short time,
from the intrusions
of a world gone mad.

My nakedness is
a sliver of sanity
in a world of farce,
something real
in the midst of
illusion.

Sun and wind
on my body
are strength
and truth.
Old age is transformed
to youth.

ᎠᏆ ᎤᏰᎸᎮᏦ ᎠᏓᏍᏕᎸᏓᏎ ᎠᏴ,
ᎢᏳᏃ ᎤᏩᏌ ᏍᏆᎳᎯ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ,
ᎬᏩᏓᏄᎬᏗ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ
ᎤᏁᎫᎯᏔ ᎡᏆ-ᎡᎶᎯ ᎥᎿᎢ.

ᎠᏆ ᎤᏰᎸᎮᏦ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ
ᎠᎬᎭᎸᏕᏔ ᎣᏏ-ᎤᏓᏅᏖᏗ ᎥᎿᎢ
ᎡᏆ-ᎡᎶᎯ ᎭᏫᎾ ᎠᏤᎸᏙ ᎥᎿᎢ,
ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎤᏙᎯᏳ
ᎠᏰᎵ ᎭᏫᎾ
ᎠᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᎥᎿᎢ.

ᏅᏓ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏃᎴ
ᎠᏆ ᎠᏰᎸ ᎾᎿ
ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏄᎵᏂᎬᎬ
ᎠᎴ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ.
ᎠᎦᏴᎴᏦ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎢᏴᏗᏔ
ᎠᏚᏍᎩ ᏗᏜ.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

Facing the Future / ᎤᎧᏛᏓᏁᏖ ᎤᏩᎫᏗᏗᏒᏁ

Facing the future,
he brings the past
to help shape
the present.

ᎤᎧᏛᏓᏁᏖ ᎤᏩᎫᏗᏗᏒᏁ,
ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎠᏲᎯᏍᏓᏎ ᏧᏩᎫᏔᏅᏒᏁ
ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎤᏙᏢᏒᏗ
ᏃᏊᎯᏓᏁ.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

60,000 Visits

Today we are passing the milestone of 60,000 visits to this poetry blog. Perhaps I should call it a poetry and photography blog, because the illustrations have become as important as the text.

I'd like to take this opportunity to offer a small, personal report. In other words, real life.

Sandy and I have now sold most of what we previously owned, and moved with our sweet dog, Betty, from Uruguay to Florida. It would be an understatement to say that it has been difficult, both physically and emotionally, but we are here, and we are here safely. We have already bought a car, are renting a house (one of the few that would accept a dog), and are looking for a house to buy, probably in the town of Hudson.

Yesterday we went shopping in the local Publix supermarket, and it was a great experience. I felt like I was in California. Fortunately, I had already found fresh ma-te in the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale area. Publix didn't have that, but I did find some cooked ma-te in tea bags, and bought it. I also got four nice bottles of wine for about $25. Among other things, we got delicious, fresh fruit, which was part of our breakfast this morning.

One of our discoveries yesterday was a restaurant and pizzeria that serves breakfast (real, American breakfasts) and lunch, with good prices and friendly service.

So far, this has been a great reintroduction to our homeland.

Thanks to all of you for your continued interest and enthusiasm

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎦᏁᏔᏯ-ᎠᎩᎳᎨᏂᏔ / He Is Stiff-Necked

ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎦᏁᏔᏯ-ᎠᎩᎳᎨᏂᏔ
ᎤᎧᏛᏗ ᎭᏫᎾ ᎠᎦᏴᎴᏦ ᎥᎿᎢ.
ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᏩᏌ ᏗᏄᏬ
Ꮎ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᎦᏴᎵ.

He is stiff-necked
in the face of old age.
It is only the clothes
that are old.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

We Are Not Only / ᎢᏧᎳ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ Ꮭ ᎤᏩᏌ

We are not only physical bodies, but also bodies of light. We are spirit.

ᎢᏧᎳ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ Ꮭ ᎤᏩᏌ ᏄᎵᏂᎬᎬ ᎠᏰᎸᏗ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎾᏍᏋ ᎠᏰᎸᏗ ᎤᎸᏌᏓ ᎥᎿᎢ. ᎢᏧᎳ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.