jcastellenas-Coyote

Poetry, story and music.

The Great Lakes

  • When the sun kisses the moon.

    “You taste like sunshine just like you’ve been kissed by the morning light and I was the darkness dancing with the stars carelessly, breathlessly and our lips meet softly. color creeping in the atmosphere the absolute lightest darkness dawn is breaking: A fleeting moment when the sun can kiss the moon (AKR)” Summer solstice- When… Read more

  • The songs of the Great Lakes.

    The songs of the Great Lakes. (Today we give thanks to the Creator for all that we have been given.Noongom nimiigwechiwi’aanaan Gizhe-Manidoo gakina gaa-miinigooyaang. We give thanks for the sky above and the earth below.Nimiigwechiwi’aanaanig giizhigo-manidoog ishpeming dash gaye akii-manidoog anaamayi’iing. We give thanks for the rising of the sun and the moon.Nimiigwechiwi’aanaanig mooka’amowaad giizis… Read more

  • The Big Water.

    The Big Water. 1- The stirring of the quiet night wakes my sleeping spirit. I have roamed into the deep forest seeking some sort of peace. The grey owl watched me with his old eyes. I felt comfort with the grey owl nearby. He remembered his Ojibwa grandmother words. Please Johnnie, search for the safety… Read more