Joy Harjo

What are you feeling? Between two and three. I'll go with three.

Yeah, it's... You know, it's funny. The older I get, then I talk a little bit more about things I usually wouldn't talk about. I think that's true for me, too. In 2011, I helped my mother pass. My mother's around all the time. But it was not long after that, and my cousin died. And they said she died in a chair. She was just sitting there. And, you know, she had different health problems.

Yeah, it's... You know, it's funny. The older I get, then I talk a little bit more about things I usually wouldn't talk about. I think that's true for me, too. In 2011, I helped my mother pass. My mother's around all the time. But it was not long after that, and my cousin died. And they said she died in a chair. She was just sitting there. And, you know, she had different health problems.

Yeah, it's... You know, it's funny. The older I get, then I talk a little bit more about things I usually wouldn't talk about. I think that's true for me, too. In 2011, I helped my mother pass. My mother's around all the time. But it was not long after that, and my cousin died. And they said she died in a chair. She was just sitting there. And, you know, she had different health problems.

My age, though, and this was about... 10, 11, 12 years ago. And so I went to her funeral, my sister and I went to her funeral. And I was amazed that she looked, she just looked, she looked almost like she was going to stand up and walk out of there. Well, a few years ago, I'm just laying there right before I go to sleep. And there she was. And we just talked.

My age, though, and this was about... 10, 11, 12 years ago. And so I went to her funeral, my sister and I went to her funeral. And I was amazed that she looked, she just looked, she looked almost like she was going to stand up and walk out of there. Well, a few years ago, I'm just laying there right before I go to sleep. And there she was. And we just talked.

My age, though, and this was about... 10, 11, 12 years ago. And so I went to her funeral, my sister and I went to her funeral. And I was amazed that she looked, she just looked, she looked almost like she was going to stand up and walk out of there. Well, a few years ago, I'm just laying there right before I go to sleep. And there she was. And we just talked.

We just talked for a moment and said, hey, it wasn't freaky. I mean, it was, I saw her like in my, it was like she was there. And we just said, hey, how are you doing? I said, yeah, you know, at your funeral, you didn't even look like you were dead. We just talked for a moment, and then she was gone. She was just visiting. And then there's some people that you would really, like my father.

We just talked for a moment and said, hey, it wasn't freaky. I mean, it was, I saw her like in my, it was like she was there. And we just said, hey, how are you doing? I said, yeah, you know, at your funeral, you didn't even look like you were dead. We just talked for a moment, and then she was gone. She was just visiting. And then there's some people that you would really, like my father.

We just talked for a moment and said, hey, it wasn't freaky. I mean, it was, I saw her like in my, it was like she was there. And we just said, hey, how are you doing? I said, yeah, you know, at your funeral, you didn't even look like you were dead. We just talked for a moment, and then she was gone. She was just visiting. And then there's some people that you would really, like my father.

My father doesn't come to me that much. One time I was sitting, I was going through something, and he was living in New Mexico, and I'm sitting there real quiet. That's when you can hear them. I was sitting there real quiet, and my father came and said, I'm so proud of you. And the other day, it was on his birthday, it was February 28th, and I was really wanting to hear from him.

My father doesn't come to me that much. One time I was sitting, I was going through something, and he was living in New Mexico, and I'm sitting there real quiet. That's when you can hear them. I was sitting there real quiet, and my father came and said, I'm so proud of you. And the other day, it was on his birthday, it was February 28th, and I was really wanting to hear from him.

My father doesn't come to me that much. One time I was sitting, I was going through something, and he was living in New Mexico, and I'm sitting there real quiet. That's when you can hear them. I was sitting there real quiet, and my father came and said, I'm so proud of you. And the other day, it was on his birthday, it was February 28th, and I was really wanting to hear from him.

I didn't hear anything.

I didn't hear anything.

I didn't hear anything.

But that's, you know, I figure, I get a sense that he's not around. My mother is around, though. I mean, people are different. Yeah. But they're always, you know, we do talk about our ancestors, at least in our culture. And I think, you know, obviously by the time you're a great, I'm a great grandparent now, is you see things and you know things go on. You watch them reappear.

But that's, you know, I figure, I get a sense that he's not around. My mother is around, though. I mean, people are different. Yeah. But they're always, you know, we do talk about our ancestors, at least in our culture. And I think, you know, obviously by the time you're a great, I'm a great grandparent now, is you see things and you know things go on. You watch them reappear.

But that's, you know, I figure, I get a sense that he's not around. My mother is around, though. I mean, people are different. Yeah. But they're always, you know, we do talk about our ancestors, at least in our culture. And I think, you know, obviously by the time you're a great, I'm a great grandparent now, is you see things and you know things go on. You watch them reappear.

You know, you watch things reappear in the children and the grandchildren and the great-grandchildren. And you know it goes on that there's a continuum and you start to see, you get insights into the whole thing. And so they're around, you know, some of them, some closer, some not. But I feel like I stay in touch with that. Some people don't. Some people, it's not in their realm.