tâpiskôc otêhimin “just like a strawberry” – or “heart berry” if you translate more literally from Cree. Thank you, Naomi McIlwraith, for sharing these sweet, tangy, and even silly thoughts of love in a cold climate.
tâpiskôc otêhimin, my heart pumps for you
even during an ass-biting, bone-snapping POLAR VORTEX!
Like a strawberry, my heart jumps for you
even during the coldest, longest, star-twinklingest night of the year…
tâpiskôc otêhimin, my heart thumps for you
especially during the hottest, longest, sun-shinyest day of the year…
Like a strawberry, my heart DA-DUMs for you
because you’re my DA-DUM DA-DUM onomatopoeia!
tâpiskôc otêhimin, my heart thrums for you
just like fresh morning mist on that one luscious otêhimin…
Like a strawberry, my heart is soft only for you ‒
tâpiskôc otêhimin, ê-yôskitêhêstamâtân kiya piko.
tâpiskôc otêhimin, I love you!
Like a strawberry, kisâkihitin!
- Arden Ogg
- March 2, 2021
- 4:11 pm
- One Comment
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Sweet tasty heartfull poem💕thanks lovely lady & Happy B-Day🎶 D.