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after Fire by Joy Harjo

To know the voices of mountains

is to be planted deep in earth

rooted in the heart of the planet

where the sacred fire song begins

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To know the voices of oceans

is to dissolve in swirling waters

inseparable from waves and tides

singing the song of the sea

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To know the voice of the sky

is to shed all boundaries

relinquishing shape and form

an eternal  member of the celestial chorus