I Pray For Peace

Makha' woblu your strength I find
Wit e' spreads her arrows of light to find our way
From the marauding darkness. I pray humbly and kind
For feather and fawn to softly rest on the hearts of our oya'te
Beware! Blota'hunka has sent his ravens to ravage and malign
So that Ozuye swallows the night in dreams that fear and betray


May 8, 2023

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Lakota translation:
Makha' woblu - wolf
wit e' - moon
Oya'te' - tribe, people
Blota'hunka - war chief
Ozuye - war or conflict
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Daniel Avatar
May 9, 2023 at 2:31 AM
Let peace reign:)
Blodgett Avatar
May 11, 2023 at 10:57 AM
Indeed Joanna! Thanks for the comment. Lonna
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