"Breath is our entrance into story making — it is a promise. It is a constant ritual that we all share, and it is essential in poetry."-Joy Harjo - Joy Harjo

They speak softly, with kindness. They are quick with humor, and keep an open path. They have been tested with suffering and have responded with wisdom rather than bitterness. They teach by story, images, and songs. And they are respectful to mystery. They continue to remind me that it is best to walk this earthly path with vnektckv, compassion. All I have to do is remember them, and they stand in memory in a kind light.

What a wild dilemma,
how to make it to the stars on a highway slick with fear

Political means great movers. To me, you can define political in a number of ways. But I would hope it was in the sense that it does help move and change consciousness in terms of how different peoples and cultures are seen, evolve.