Letters from Mulberry Terrace

between so far and from now on

4/27/2020

Some humans say trees are not sentient beings,
But they do not understand poetry--

Nor can they hear the singing of trees when they are fed by
Wind, or water music--
Or hear their cries of anguish when they are broken and bereft--

Now I am a woman longing to be a tree, planted in a moist, dark earth
Between sunrise and sunset--

I cannot walk through all realms--
I carry a yearning I cannot bear alone in the dark--

What shall I do with all this heartache?

-Speaking Tree - Joy Harjo

You are This Universe and This Universe is You

6/21/2019

Remember you are all people and all people
are you.
Remember you are this universe and this
universe is you.
Remember all is in motion, is growing, is you.
Remember language comes from this.
-Joy Harjo, Poet Laureate, Remember

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You are This Universe and This Universe is You

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