“The earth has received the embrace of the sun and we shall see the results of that love.” —Hunkesni (Sitting Bull) Hunkpapa Sioux, 1831-1890
Icy rain, so treacherous yesterday
adorns each tree, diamonds
winking in brilliant January sun.
Even the chill air can’t dampen
the fire glowing from every branch
each tree a silver lady in her finest gown.
CAS Jan 5 2015
Today’s reading is about having the kindness to guard one’s speech, to take care to injure no one. There wasn’t much more I could add to that, but there was a reference to the North and Waboose that seemed suited to dealing with today’s harsh weather.
“The Chippewa call the North, “Waboose”, depicted as a strong, powerful Buffalo withstanding the effects of winter.”
Winter returns.
The day begins with snowstorm,
but then cold rain, the icy breath
from winter’s cruel tongue.
We find no buffalo in the city, but
each of us looks within toward
our own Waboose. That is the face
we turn outward to mock the storm.
CAS Jan 4 2015
Reading from 365 Days of Walking the Red Road
Today’s short reading is about the use of the term,, “crossing over”, among Native people in reference to those who have died or are dying. In winter, perhaps this is a common thread for many of us as we watch the garden die, the trees grow bare, the face of the earth turn white. Everything is old in winter, which has become a metaphor for old age. “The winter of our lives”.
Jan. 3 Crossing Over
Even thought in winter turns
to the dark to seek light, perhaps
to wonder if this is the season for
crossing over as the world crosses over.
One year passes, another begins.
One life passes, another begins.
Does one ever know when it is time?
But today, the answer comes, “not yet.”
CAS Jan. 3 2015
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