Haydutsi

9-27-08

HAYDUTSI

A breath from outer-world came and whispered ripples across mirror surface of
lake, dreaming in solitude. A pair of mallards V’d by like an imagination upon the water,
Upon distant shore white egrets and black cormorant were drying I the early sun, sun-bathing in the wonder all around, gossiping.

Slumbering lake’s face, placid, silent, sweet, dreamy, rippled now and then from a whispering breath from the east then the north.

My spirit waited for a breath from the south, for that sweet breath might bear haydutsi, A delicate haydutsi from my baby girl who is upon a precious, perhaps, perilous journey to the center of the Indigenous world, Machu Picchu, resting atop the Andes.

Whisper came from the south, baby said, “Akon (Grandpa).” I sensed a moment of hesitation in her whisper.

My haydutsi returned the soft plea, saying “Baby, obey only the powers that cause the universe to churn forever. Allow nothing else to hinder your mission.”

Haydutsi then lifted from the placid surface like a hummingbird, creating a rippling dimple to merge with Aponi’ha (Great Wonder), to travel to her in the far south of Mexico.

Haydutsi found her there in the ruins of a temple thinking, surrounded by the universe. Once again my spirit thought, “Baby, continue the quest, for it is those who cannot and will not search for greater powers within themselves, who will attempt to impede your dream, for they know not that it is a dream I am always near you, my tinihowi, (guardian), melak’me’da (mountain lion), walks ahead of you and Tamciye (little people) surround you. They know that your dream will find satisfaction only when the Great Powers embrace you, holding you close to the heart of tolol tollim (forever and always), and they will assist you through, under, around and over any peril. Akon”

Little lake smiled hearing the ancient language, a tribe of geese splashed down. Like a ghost-shadow egrets took flight skimming the waters toward their little island and safety, vanishing into the early reflections. Earth breathed long and deep. Solitude was master.
Landscape took on another character as humans invaded the peaceful quiet, laughing.

(As we left the little park and the shattered solitude, a young white man came running with his dog, pointing to our car. We slowed and stopped. He kept coming, pointing now to the top of the car. The boys remembered that they forgot their coffee cups on the roof while they helped me into the car. One boy jumped out and grabbed the coffee. A little embarrassed,we all laughed, dog, too).