we/us
Summary
This is inspired by the prompt about Mo’olelo and noticing the stories of your place
"It is hard for the modern, intellectually rigid and extroverted mind to sense the subjective relationship of the genuine Hawaiian to Nature, visible and invisible." -- via https://www.manoaheritagecente...
we
don't listen
we
barely hear
we
forget noticing
we
lose ourselves
we
the stories
of the world
embedded in this place
remain undiscovered
we
wander this terrain
of rock and soil
and river
we
need to linger
longer
in the quiet,
listening for
us
we
should listen
we
can hear
we
are noticing
we
find ourselves
here
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Post a commentHawai`i Writing Project 2023 Write Across America: Hawai`i
First stop in the 2023 Write Across America Marathon.
Ahhh... the rhythm of this is piece is everything! It invited me to read it out loud to myself. It sounds like drums. Or maybe rainfall? Thank you for sharing your words.