REBIRTH

BY JEFF WITT

A bird calls out

at these invaders.

A gentle brook babbles along

providing a backdrop for soft laughter.

Large emotionless stones sit in a circle

warmed by the new spring glow around them.

A breeze solicits aromas

from every new form of life

that spring has brought forth.

The hearty plants of yesteryear

return anew, having survived

another harsh winter—

brighter, stronger and more beautiful

for their efforts. | JW

JEFF WITT GREW UP IN A SMALL OREGON LOGGING TOWN AND SERVED IN THE US MARINES. HE HALF OGLALA AND SICANGU SIOUX AND A MEMBER OF THE LAKOTA OYATE-KI CULTURE CLUB. JEFF STARTED WRITING TO EXPAND HIS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPRESS HIMSELF.

Rebirth by Jeff Witt

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ponyXpress, issue no. 1, July 2023 The Ancestors | Interconnected Ancestry

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