The Medicine Dance, 2022 by Thomas Peacock Sometimes at night when sleep takes me to that place where all things are possible and the earth and sky merge as one I dream and tonight, in a dream I hear the voices of old men long passed on to the spirit world gathered there among the sky spirits within the circle of the wolf’s trail and the path of souls and night sun there singing their voices high and in the familiar sing-song of the old time Ojibwe there around the drum their voices echoing off the big water and sky filled with stars too many to even wonder singing, singing then, in the forever sky my beautiful daughter there her hair and dark eyes there in her jingle dress she dances, head held high proud dancing, dancing © Thomas Peacock, 2022 Ziibaaska'iganagooday Bwaajigan (Dream Vision of the Jingle Dress) is part of "Those that have gone before us and all those yet unborn" Exhibition at AICHO Galleries, Duluth Minnesota. Thirteen artists were paired with thirteen writers. The writers were tasked with subjectively interpreting the art they were paired with. I'm grateful, and fortunate, that Thomas Peacock was chosen for my work. Gichi-miigwech Thomas for your beautiful words. A special miigwech to AICHO and CPL Imaging for providing the image. © Artwork, Robert DesJarlait, 2022
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