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Looking two parts from--

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two parts from a longer poem
about Deetseyamah, Deetseyamah

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is where I come from, my home.

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Looking north and
seeing the mountain,

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Kaweshtima, the strong
mountain, is a prayer.

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On cold wintry
days, the mountain

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seems taller and bigger.

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The distinctions made by the
contrast of light and dark,

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the difference made sharper and
clearer, the clarity of space.

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It occurs to me again
that wherever I have been,

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I have never seen
a mountain that

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has stood so clearly
in my mind when

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I have needed to envision my
home when loneliness for myself

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has overcome me.

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The mountain has occurred.

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Now I see it sharing it's
being with me, praying.

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On Friday, Joy and I talked
about sense of presence.

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What is it?

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How does it come
About I think it

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has to do with a sense
of worth, dignity,

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and how you fit with occasion,
place, time, and people.

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It's also a physical thing,
carriage of body, hand and head

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movements, eyes fixed
upon specific points.

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And then it is an
ability to which

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is instinctive and
spiritual to convey what

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you see to those around you.

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Essentially, it is how you
fit into that space which

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is yourself how well
and appropriately.

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