Times of Strange Weather

Times of Strange Weather


1.
We are in times of strange weather and
unpredictable earth events everywhere on
beloved Earth. Because we are of the Earth’s
body, we feel unsettled and strange. We are
being challenged to grow our minds and spirits
to encompass immense changes. We came here
to gain understanding that will bring forth
compassion. As human beings in a postcolonial
world, we can no longer forget our part in
the story.


2.
We are in times of strange weather
and unpredictable earth events
everywhere on beloved Earth.
Because we are of the Earth’s body,
we feel unsettled and strange.
We are being challenged to grow
our minds and spirits
to encompass immense changes.
We came here to gain understanding
that will bring forth compassion.
As human beings in a postcolonial world,
we can no longer forget
our part in the story.

Joy Harjo

Posted over on her site Joy Harjo's Poetic Adventures in the Last World Blog

1. Joy's prose message.
2. Line breaks by Glenn Buttkus