The Winter Count

We die in the present,
but live in the past

Though the moment may claim us
—our memory to last

(Pine Ridge South Dakota: June, 1993)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Krutsinger Avatar
September 8, 2020 at 9:15 AM
This made me smile. But then it also make me think.
Behm Avatar
September 9, 2020 at 6:41 AM
Thanks Caren, that's all I could hope for.
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