PWB Peeps Open Thread: Poetry of Matthews

by strawbale for PWB Peeps

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Friday, Nov. 28, 2025 Friday, Nov. 28, 2025 at 7:00:08pm PST

Song "A"

Washington Matthews (1843-1905)

translated from the Navajo

Where my kindred dwell, there I wander.
Child of the White Corn am I, there I wander.

At the Red Rock House, there I wander.
Where the dark kethawns are at the doorway, there I wander.

With the pollen of dawn upon my trail, there I wander.
At the yuni the striped cotton hangs with pollen. There I wander.

Going around with it, there I wander.
Taking another, I depart with it. With it I wander.

In the house of long life, there I wander.
In the house of happiness, there I wander.

Beauty before me, with it I wander.
Beauty behind me, with it I wander.
Beauty below me, with it I wander.

Beauty above me, with it I wander.

Beauty all around me, with it I wander.

In old age traveling, with it I wander.
On the beautiful trail I am, with it I wander.

This poem is in the public domain. Published in Poem-a-Day on November 16, 2025, by the Academy of American Poets.

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