8:104) Ginny Little 01-FEB-98 12:43

turtle carries her home on her back. Turtle Island is the home in the UP of Michigan where my native ancestors lived I hear Tokeina Nasudai WaWa recount as i sit cross-legged on the floor. she wears a turtleshell totem pouch and tells me the story of each sacred item within as she turns them in her hand, eyes wistful and voice softly melancholy. she dances to the drum in the pow-wow in handmade beaded dress. Turtle grounds, lives close the earth, moves slowly, withdraws from too much sunlight or intrusion. she is protected. She hears the strum of the blue guitar and the drums of time long ago when all lived in balance. she is ancient knowing and i am just dust.