Donald Traxler's Poetry

Friday, May 7, 2021

Photo: The Naked Poet in his Car

Photo: Sing the Sun Up / ᎧᏃᎩᏍᏗᎤ ᏅᏓᏁ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏢ

Sing the sun up,
and pray it down,
and walk in beauty
with your sisters and brothers,
in between.

kanogisdiu nvdane galvladitlv,
ale adadolisdodiu nasgine eladi,
ale aisvu uwodu hawina
nihi ulvdi ale anadanvtlidi gvdodi
nigadv iga.

ᎧᏃᎩᏍᏗᎤ ᏅᏓᏁ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏢ,
ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏙᏗᎤ ᎾᏍᎩᏁ ᎡᎳᏗ,
ᎠᎴ ᎠᎢᏒᎤ ᎤᏬᏚ ᎭᏫᎾ
ᏂᎯ ᎤᎸᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎾᏓᏅᏟᏗ ᎬᏙᏗ
ᏂᎦᏛ ᎢᎦ.

Thursday, May 6, 2021

Photo: He Is Comfortable / ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏦᏎᏛᎠ

He is comfortable in his body.

atsvyai gesvase tsosedva utseli ayelv hawina.

ᎠᏨᏯᎢ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᏦᏎᏛᎠ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎠᏰᎸ ᎭᏫᎾ.

2018 BLOG INDEX: July

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Photo: In Their Embrace Were All the Stars / ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᏗᏓᏂᏴᏙ ᎭᏫᎾ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏃᏈᏏᏗ

In their embrace were all the stars of the heavens, and endless continuity.

unatseli didaniyvdo hawina gesvise nigadv noquisidi galvloidi vhnai, ale gvliyilisetso nutloyasdvna-ulisdv.

ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᏗᏓᏂᏴᏙ ᎭᏫᎾ ᎨᏒᎢᏎ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏃᏈᏏᏗ ᎦᎸᎶᎢᏗ ᎥᎿᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎬᎵᏱᎵᏎᏦ ᏄᏠᏯᏍᏛᎾ-ᎤᎵᏍᏛ.

(Excerpt from "Journey," published 4 May 2021.)

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

2018 BLOG INDEX: June

112,000 Visits, and Many Visitors

Last night we passed the milestone of 112,000 visits to this blog. Although this was partly due to the activities of a couple of pirates, it is gratifying with respect to the long-term loyalty of my readers.

Here at home, we had three different houseguests in one week. This has recently become possible since we are all fully vaccinated. It is wonderful to be able to hug someone or shake hands with them for the first time in more than a year.

As to the blog itself, it's the usual plus something new: indexing. I have already indexed 2016 and 2017, and am now approaching the halfway point with 2018, which was the highest-volume year.

I am also experimenting with new forms, writing longer lines than ever before. See, for example, "Journey," posted this morning. At the same time, I continue with my "Photo" series, which of necessity only allows for short quotations or excerpts, joined at the hip with appropriate photography, and often with translations into Udugi.

As usual, thanks to all of you for your continued interest and enthusiasm. ꮹꮩ, wadó.