Refection of Veins from Dr. Carol A. Hand, Anishinabe poet:
We are inter-connected branching vessels
carrying the pain of the earth back to source
like the roots of the sacred cedar
to heal and breathe new life into being?
Have we been forced deep underground,
pressurized through the weight of suffering,
to become a treasure sought by others
who don’t understand that we carry
healing powers in the wisdom of our ancestors?
Sacred life interwoven with sorrow, blood memory, in our very DNA
Poetry Editor, Patricia Busbee
Blue Hand Books Collective (amazon)
