William George

Squamish Floods

The ink spills, the pen bleeds, and in a good way, I shall share
the teachings.

I bleed

words tears
barnacle wounds ocean

to pray flow
ancient mountain
blood stream
The Squamish people have

swi-OME-tun (Indian doctors), qua-Tsay-its (Sorcerers), and
us-YOH (Prophets).

Swi-OME-tun are the ones who heal the people,
hearts and minds made strong.
(Indian Doctors, oh you must mean that Native rap group)

The qua-Tsay-its has power in medicine chants and words
and songs, knows hidden ways to use Indian paints.

(Sorcerer, he is that WWF wrestler enit?)

The us-YOH sees the future and predicts what will happen to a
person. .

(like the psychic hotline)

life-lines blood wolf dream
is river flows carved
surging soil to bedded rock
mountain stream water breaks
cedar through language
canoes amber shores breath

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