I do not own the copyright to the following poem.
It was written by Nils Aslak Valkeapää (1943-2001), a prominent Sámi writer, visual artist and creator and performer of yoiku music also known as Áillohaš. Below is a poem from his book, Trekways of the Wind.
For a moment I was with you rested for a while And now my friend, my dear bird it is time to leave again It is always like that towards the end And I take out the white reindeer fur coat not so new any more but not worn either And I take out the mottled fur shoes new shoe strings nice dark fur leggings the silver belt the gákti the silk scarf the cap the fur gloves And the food pack I leave to arrive go away to be closer To the space of your thoughts to your heart I crawl into the heart I journey on the sea of time follow the tracks of the wind
sceadugenga 
Beautiful. Thank you for sharing it.
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Unfortunately, his work is out of print and he’s deceased. I’d love access to more of it, because it resonates with me (what I’ve read), but I have a hard time paying hundreds of dollars for a short book of poetry.
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This is a beautiful poem, and not a poet with whom I’m familiar.
Not that long ago we went to an exhibition of work by the Sami textile artist Britta Marakatt-Labba – amazing work.
Thanks for sharing this.
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I’ll have to check her work out. I’d not run across Nils writing before, but stumbled upon it while researching other things and it struck me.
Thanks for giving me something else to follow down the rabbit hole on. 😁
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Now those are fantastic. Thanks for the introduction!
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Glad you like her work. Knocked my socks off to see some of them in the flesh.
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I can imagine!
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