“But you must have grown out of a thousand years dreaming just like I could never imagine you. You must have broke open from another sky to here, because now I see you as a part of the millions of other universes that I thought could never occur in this breathing. And I know you as myself, traveling. In your eyes alone are many colonies of stars and other circling planet motion.”
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Joy Harjo is an American Indian poet born on May 9, 1951. Her work blends poetry, music, and visual art, exploring Native American culture, identity, and the female experience. Harjo is known for her unique voice and profound emotional expression, and her poetry has won numerous literary awards. more
“Even the boy who cried wolf was right about the wolf once.”
“In the vast oceanic universe starfishes are the stars in the sky of the shore...”
“No star in the sky will feel jealous of another star for its twinkle”
“To see the plankton glow was like being able to touch the stars.”
“The stars shine a little brighter when I tell them about you.”
“Do you ever wonder at the arrogance of men who think they alone exist in the Universe?”