God's drum, and other cycles from Indian lore

I, too, shall be ruddy with new life! I, too, shall wear in my hair the eagle’s plume! This day shall be fulfilled with accomplishment; Valiantly I shall ascend into the Sky!

The Woman of the Waters was the first to hear: Her hair is like the kelp which the waves spew forth in their tumult; Her hands are like the fins of huge whales; Her feet are lik...

Earth with fields a-dancing ye make beautiful! Earth with hues entrancing ever ye make fair! The vessel of rejoicing ye keep forever full! The singing of your voices fills the s...

And the menfolk in the cornfields Sang the Song of Winter Breaking, Sang the Springtime and the Seeding, Sang the Tasseling and Summer, Sang the Fruitfulness of Harvest, And the...