Barbara Christine Manganis
The Delight Song of Tsoai-Talee
I am a
feather on the bright sky
I am the
blue horse that runs in the plain
I am the fish that rolls, shining, in the water
I am the shadow that follows a child
I am the
evening light, the lustre of meadows
I am an
eagle playing with the
wind
I am a cluster of bright beads
I am the farthest star
I am the cold of the
dawn
I am the roaring of the
rain
I am the glitter on the crust of the snow
I am the long track of the moon in a lake
I am a flame of four colors
I am a
deer standing away in the dusk
I am a field of sumac and pomme blanche
I am an
angle of geese in the winter sky
I am the
hunger of a young wolf
I am the whole dream of
these things
You see, I am alive, I am alive
I stand in good relation to the
Gods
I stand in good relation to the earth
I stand in good relation to everything that is
beautiful...
You see, I am alive, I am alive
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