I call heaven and earth today to witness against you: I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Choose life, then, that you and your descendants may live, by loving the Lord, your God, heeding his voice, and holding fast to him.(Deut.30:19-20)

Reflections

Memorial Day, 1995
Lakota Sioux Reservation
Rosebud, SD

Rows of flags unfurl above deceased warriors.
I stand and grieve at the boys grave.
Last year he died at age 14.

This year his cousin at age 12, asks
"Aren't you glad I'm still alive?"

Mitakuye Oyasin
"We are all relatives"