A Navaho Poem about Embracing Life

BENEDICTOTY CHANT (Navajo)

Now Talking God,

With your feet I walk,

I walk with your limbs,

I carry forth your body,

For me your mind thinks,

Your voice speaks for me.

Beauty is before me,

And beauty is behind me,

Above and below me hovers the beautiful,

I am surrounded by it,

I am immersed in it.

In my youth I am aware of it,

And in old age

I shall walk quietly

The beautiful trail.

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Walk Quietly the Beautiful Trail

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