be your knight, what piece of yourself was left
behind when you toppled off the horse meeting
another definition on the ground, that
was close

From “Goodbye 7” (excrpt) by Emily Sieu Liebowitz

I sing of laughter and mirth,
     And I laugh in a gurgle of glee
As the myriad joys of the earth
     Trip through the light with me.

Songs of the Spavinaw (excrpt) — Ruth Muskrat Bronson

We enter, drunk with fire,
Heavenly One, thy sanctuary!
Your magic binds again
What convention strictly divided;
All people become brothers,
Where your gentle wing abides.

Ode to Joy (excerpt) – Friedrich Schiller

Question: What is that he is beating on?
It’s a gourd drum. The drum represents the heartbeat of the deer.
Listen.
When the drum beats, it brings the deer to life.
We believe the water the drum sits in is holy. It is life.
Go ahead, touch it.
Bless yourself with it.
It is holy. You are safe now.

Deer Dance Exhibition (excerpt) by Ofelia Zepeda