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.

Naked Wisdom 72

ᎢᏧᎳ ᎤᎸᏉᏓᏎ ᎪᏩᏘ
ᏴᏫᏁ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎠᏁᏖ ᏧᏦᏓᎵᏗ ᎭᏫᎾ,
ᏌᏌᏗ ᎩᏂᏠᏱ.
ᎠᏎᏃ ᏴᏫ
Ꮭ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏌᏌᏗ.

We like to see
people living in pairs,
like geese.
But people
are not geese.

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.

ᎤᏰᎸᎭ ᎠᎦᏙᎲᏍᏗ 72

ᎢᏧᎳ ᎤᎸᏉᏓᏎ ᎪᏩᏘ
ᏴᏫᏁ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎠᏁᏖ ᏧᏦᏓᎵᏗ ᎭᏫᎾ,
ᏌᏌᏗ ᎩᏂᏠᏱ.
ᎠᏎᏃ ᏴᏫ
Ꮭ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏌᏌᏗ.

ᎠᎭᏂ, ᎤᎵᎾᏫ ᎠᎹᏰᎵ ᎾᎿ / Here, on Turtle Island

ᎠᎭᏂ, ᎤᎵᎾᏫ ᎠᎹᏰᎵ ᎾᎿ,
(ᏃᏊ Ꮭ ᎤᎵᎾᏫ-ᎦᏙᎦ),
ᏘᏲᎭᎵ, ᎠᏆ ᎤᎾᎵ,
ᎠᏓᏩᏛᏔᏎ ᎠᏴ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎢᎦ.
ᎯᎠ ᎭᎾᏂ ᎭᏫᎾ,
ᏔᎵ-ᎦᏅᏍᎨᏂᏗ ᎤᎭᏎ ᎠᎾᎵᎪᎲᏍᎪᏁ
ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᏅᎩ-ᎦᏅᏍᎨᏂᏗ ᎥᎿᎢ.
ᎠᏯ ᎨᏳᎠᏎ Ꮎ ᎠᎾᎵᎪᎲᏍᎪᏁ.

Here, on Turtle Island,
(now not Turtle Tail),
Lizard, my friend,
visits me every day.
In this place,
two-leggeds have the company
of many four-leggeds.
I love that company.

Decompression

This is a great decompression time for us. Lizard, my power animal, is everywhere. They are mostly small geckos, but certainly not to be underestimated. I have heard that there are also iguanas, which our hostess does not like but I probably would. There is also an extended family of gorgeous, Egyptian geese living wild on this street. It is good to see nature flourishing, in many forms.

Dale's two dogs are wonderful, a joy to her, and to us.

My new ma-te "para nerviosos" is La Selva instead of Cabral, and I can see that I will only need to use 2/3 as much, so the 2kg that I bought will last a long time. Was quite surprised to find it, but we went to a local Latino market, and they actually had a section for Uruguayan and Argentine food.

The Anakena Carmenere that we bought was truly excellent, and I was able to have my normal Jameson nightcap. All is well. Todo bien.

ᏘᏲᎭᎵ

Text and image © 2019 by Donald C. Traxler.