be your knight, what piece of yourself was left
From “Goodbye 7” (excrpt) by Emily Sieu Liebowitz
behind when you toppled off the horse meeting
another definition on the ground, that
was close
Flowing Words
I sing of laughter and mirth,
Songs of the Spavinaw (excrpt) — Ruth Muskrat Bronson
And I laugh in a gurgle of glee
As the myriad joys of the earth
Trip through the light with me.
We enter, drunk with fire,
Ode to Joy (excerpt) – Friedrich Schiller
Heavenly One, thy sanctuary!
Your magic binds again
What convention strictly divided;
All people become brothers,
Where your gentle wing abides.
Question: What is that he is beating on?
Deer Dance Exhibition (excerpt) by Ofelia Zepeda
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.