If our gratitude dries parched, we think nothing of water
If our tongues shrink, we think of nothing but water
nothing of water; foresight shortened
dry, memory of these -dry -days
Water, is taught by thirst.
Land — by the Oceans passed.
Transport — by throe —
Peace — by its battles told —
Love, by Memorial Mold —
Birds, by the Snow.
—Emily Dickinson, “Water, is taught by thirst”
If our gratitude dries parched, we think nothing of water
If our tongues shrink, we think of nothing but water
nothing of water; foresight shortened
dry, memory of these -dry -days
thirst is to recall water, call back self,
relief in dry season
maskikapoy the recall of water its ebb and flow
wave together call water clear
call water cold
call water fast
call water clean
call water medicine
mint or Labrador steeped
from earth to vessel to table
vessel to vessel poured out
poured through
one vessel to another
nipiy: Cree for water
maskikapoy: Cree for tea
