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Route 66 in Gallup, New Mexico. |
On the first day of summer as Americans make plans to hit the road for summer vacations the Bar None Group found this Navajo poem that welcomes travelers to Gallup, New Mexico alongside historic Route 66.
Blessingchant
May their roads home
be on the trail of peace,
Happily may they all return,
In beauty I walk.
With beauty before me, I walk.
With beauty behind me, I walk.
With beauty above and
about me, I walk.
It is finished in beauty.
It is finished in beauty.
'Sa'ah naaghei, Bik'eh hozho
Navajo poetry has its roots in its oral traditions and history. Lyrical legends and blessings that when set to paper read as poetry. While the author of the Blessingchant is lost too time Navajo poetry and the Navajo Nation's regard for poetry continues to grow today. Luci Tapahonso embodies her Navajo traditions as she is also the first-ever poet laureate of the Navajo Nation.
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