by Nate Long | Dec 31, 2019 | Illustration, Journey Work
The Upper End of the Wheel : At the upper end of the wheel Where Bear passes the torch in the dark sleep time To Bison and her herd as they trudge through snows It is here where the old ones can almost be touched But definitely heard and seen With their instructions...
by Nate Long | Dec 13, 2019 | Illustration, Journey Work
Bear Medicine : From a large hump of fur in the dark corner A large flat drum is played. A sleepy tempo with deep resonance Accompanies the non-verbal guttural humming. The cave walls flicker to the small flame Revealing the seven small furry sleeping humps Laying in...
by Nate Long | Nov 22, 2019 | Illustration, Journey Work
The Collector : In this modern world, it becomes easy to become a collector of friends and experiences and memories. There is so much wonder and beauty out there and there is a thrill in touching as much of it as possible. This is all placed upon our shelf so we can...
by Nate Long | Nov 8, 2019 | Illustration, Journey Work
Gates : Each moment of our life is a transition A doorway into something new A passage through the North gate The mirror you look into each morning Is a glimpse into that moment Where you are looking into the mirror At yourself from yesterday or tomorrow. Say,...
by Nate Long | Nov 4, 2019 | Illustration, Journey Work
She tied each feather carefully to her arms and legs Then she placed the beak-mask upon her face She combed her hair up into a nest-like mess Then she closed her eyes and she danced Until she no longer stood in the grass Rising up into the clouds where she called...
by Nate Long | Oct 25, 2019 | Illustration, Journey Work
Unfelt Breeze Look through the trees at vertical shadows, dull browns mixed with bright yellows and greens, with a bright blue sky poking through above. Nothing moves. But that is deceiving. Somehow, the smell of cedar is drifting without being felt. Leaves hanging...
