Naked Wisdom 60

ᎪᎳᎾ, ᎠᏴᏓᏆᎶᏍᎬ ᏥᏍᏆ,
ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᎵᏍᎨᏛ ᎢᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ
ᎢᏧᎳ ᎤᏚᎳᏓᏎ ᎤᏚᎩᏁ,
ᎢᏧᎳ ᎤᏚᎳᏓᏎ ᏄᎵᏂᎬᎬᏁ,
ᎠᎴ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎤᏚᎳᏓᏎ ᎠᎵᎦᎵᏴᎯᏁ.

Golana, the Thunderbird,
is important because
we need hope,
we need strength,
and we need courage.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

ᎤᏰᎸᎭ ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ 60

ᎪᎳᎾ, ᎠᏴᏓᏆᎶᏍᎬ ᏥᏍᏆ,
ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᎵᏍᎨᏛ ᎢᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ
ᎢᏧᎳ ᎤᏚᎳᏓᏎ ᎤᏚᎩᏁ,
ᎢᏧᎳ ᎤᏚᎳᏓᏎ ᏄᎵᏂᎬᎬᏁ,
ᎠᎴ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎤᏚᎳᏓᏎ ᎠᎵᎦᎵᏴᎯᏁ.

You May Think You Know Me

You may think you know me,
but who is it, really, that you know?
Is it the twenty-year-old,
still single and full of fire,
or is it the seventy-something,
on the cusp of entropy,
or any of the fugitive states of matter
in between?
No matter--
we are all here,
still struggling
to coexist.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

Naked Wisdom 59 (translation)

ᎪᎳᎾ, ᎠᏴᏓᏆᎶᏍᎬ ᏥᏍᏆ,
ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᏥᏍᏆ,
ᏗᎬᏟᏐᏍᏙᏗ ᏄᎵᏂᎬᎬ,
ᎤᎳᏂᎬᎬ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ ᎥᎿᎢ.
ᎪᎳᎾ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ.

Golana, the Thunderbird,
is a spirit-bird,
symbol of strength,
power, and protection.
Golana is our protector.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

ᎤᏰᎸᎭ ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ 59

ᎪᎳᎾ, ᎠᏴᏓᏆᎶᏍᎬ ᏥᏍᏆ,
ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᏥᏍᏆ,
ᏗᎬᏟᏐᏍᏙᏗ ᏄᎵᏂᎬᎬ,
ᎤᎳᏂᎬᎬ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ ᎥᎿᎢ.
ᎪᎳᎾ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ.

It Is the Parts / ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎢᎦᏛᏗ

It is the parts that we keep hidden
that produce the most light.

ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎢᎦᏛᏗ Ꮎ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎠᏍᏆᏂᎪᏓᏎ ᎠᏗᏍᎦᎶᏗᏔ
Ꮎ ᎠᏛᎯᏍᏙᏓᏎ ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᎤᎸᏌᏓᏁ.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

We Live on Multiple Planes of Reality / ᎢᏧᎳ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎠᏎ ᎤᎪᏗᏗ

We live on multiple planes of reality
at the same time,
not fully realized
in every one of them.
We see a head here,
genitals there,
and something wholly other
beyond the mirror.

ᎢᏧᎳ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎠᏎ ᎤᎪᏗᏗ
ᎤᏩᎾᏕᏍᎪᏗ ᎾᎿ
ᎤᏙᎯᏳᏄᏍᏛ ᎥᎿᎢ
ᏌᏊ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ ᏀᎾᎢ,
Ꮭ ᎠᏂᎧᎵ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᎯᏍᏗᏔ
ᏂᎦᏛ ᎤᏩᎾᏕᏍᎪ ᎭᏫᎾ.
ᎢᏧᎳ ᎪᏩᏔᏎ ᎠᏍᎪᎵᏁ ᎠᎭᏂ,
ᎤᏤᎵᏓ ᎢᎦᏛᏁ ᎤᎿ,
ᎠᎴ ᎪᎱᏍᏗᏁ ᏂᎦᏛ-ᎧᎵᎢ ᏄᏓᎴᎿᎥ
ᎠᏓᎨᏗ ᎤᏗᏗᏢ.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.