MEDICINE SONG

windstorm in the throat, burning

 

hummingbird in the throat, flying

 

river tide in the throat, howling

 

eagle in the throat, blessing

 

birch tree in the lungs, branching

 

thundercloud in the lungs, singing

 

buffalo in the lungs, rumbling

 

she-wolf in the lungs, leaping

 

voice that is the smoke, weaving

 

voice that is the fox, laughing

 

voice that is coyote, thrumming

 

voice that is the drum, praying