A WINTER COUNT - DECLARING TURTLE ISLAND

A Poem After The Lakota Winter Count

TO TURTLE ISLAND

Forward: I wrote this poem on March 3, 2022.

I republish it in January of 2024 in hopes the poetry gods and goddesses will visit once again.

And at at time when our prayers for Turtle Island grow more intense.

That for all of us - our full faith and credit in the great American - and quintessentially human process - of seeking good gover…