ispîhk mâna kâ-mâwaci-kino-tipiskâk
êkospîhk ôma ka-oskinâkohcikêhk,
ka-nanâtawihiwêhk êkwa mîna
ka-mâci-âtayôhkêhk.
ᐃᐢᐲᕽ ᒫᓇ ᑳ ᒫᐘᒋ ᑭᓄ ᑎᐱᐢᑳᐠ
ᐁᑯᐢᐲᕽ ᐆᒪ ᑲ ᐅᐢᑭᓈᑯᐦᒋᑫᕽ,
ᑲ ᓇᓈᑕᐏᐦᐃᐍᕽ ᐁᑿ ᒦᓇ
ᑲ ᒫᒋ ᐋᑕᔫᐦᑫᕽ᙮
When it’s winter solstice it is the time for rejuvenation,
healing, and beginning in the telling of traditional stories.
((With thanks to Solomon Ratt for the reflection, the recording, and even for the original pastel image. Syllabics in black read: otâkwahonêwisimow nîpâyâstêhk “she fancy dances in the moonlight”))
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Thank you.