An Evil Named

ᎢᏳᏃ ᏗᎨᏫ ᏓᏘᎾᏎ ᏗᎨᏫᏁ

"If the blind lead the blind,
both will fall into a pit."

Image and Udugi translation © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler ꮨᏺꭽꮅ.

We Are Only Human

We are only human;
the rest is incidental.

Nous ne sommes qu'humains;
le reste est accessoire.

Solo somos humanos;
el resto es incidental.

אנו רק אנושיים;
השאר הוא מקרי.

نحن بشر فقط
الباقي عرضي.

Ni estas nur homoj;
la resto estas incidenta.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

Why?

The day is very hot.
Neither I, nor my dog,
nor the trees in the forest,
nor the scurrying geckos
need clothes.
And if you
think I do,
then it is you
who need me
to wear them.
Why?

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

Naked in Nature / ᎤᏰᎸᎭ ᎬᏩᎣ ᎭᏫᎾ

Trees are the guardians
of the planet.
They have wisdom,
and stories to tell.
We feel their communication best
when our skin
is bare.

ᏡᎬᏗ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᎦᏘᏯᏗ
ᎡᏆ-ᎡᎶᎯ ᎥᎿᎢ.
ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎤᎭᏎ ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗᏁ,
ᎠᎴ ᎧᏃᎮᎸᏍᎩᏗᏁ
ᎧᏃᎮᏗ.
ᎢᏧᎳ ᎠᏒᎾᏍᏓᏎ ᎣᎯᏗ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᏗᏛᎪᏔᏅᏁ
ᎢᏳᏃ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎦᏁᎦ
ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᏰᎸᎭ.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler ꮨᏺꭽꮅ.

Renewal / ᎠᏤᎯᏐᏗᏱ / חידוש

We reach back into the past
and pull out what is good.
We pull out wisdom,
renewal of spirit,
sister- and brotherhood,
and the white path
of peace.

ᎢᏧᎳ ᎠᏙᏯᏅᎯᏓᏎ ᏧᏩᎫᏔᏅᏒ ᎾᎿᎢ
ᎠᎴ ᎠᏎᏏᎭᏎ Ꮎ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎣᏍᏛ.
ᎢᏧᎳ ᎠᏎᏏᎭᏎ ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗᏁ,
ᎠᏤᎯᏐᏗᏱᏁ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎥᎿᎢ,
ᎤᎸ-ᏗᎾᏓᏅᏞᏦᏁ,
ᎠᎴ ᎤᏁᎬ ᏅᏃᎯᏁ
ᏙᎯᏱ ᎥᎿᎢ.

אנחנו חוזרים אל העבר
ולשלוף מה טוב.
אנו שולפים חוכמה,
חידוש רוח,
אחות ואחווה,
ואת השביל הלבן
של שלום.

Text © 2019 by Donald C. Jacobson בן נח Traxler (ꮨᏺꭽꮅ). Image may be freely used.

Spirit, Renewal, Peace

Shabbat Shalom!


Image by Donald C. Traxler, may be used freely.