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" Cottonwood Part One: Story of Sun House:

Cottonwood,
cottonwood.
It was under the cottonwood tree
in a sandy wash of the big canyon
under the tree you can find
even now
among all the others
this tree
where she came to wait for him.
“You will know,”
he said
“you will know by the colors—
cottonwood leaves
more colors of the sun
than the sun himself.”

…Before that time,
there were no stories
about drastic things which
must be done
for the world to continue
Out of love for this earth
cottonwood
sandstone
and sky. "

Leslie Marmon Silko , Storyteller


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Leslie Marmon Silko quote : Cottonwood Part One: Story of Sun House:<br /><br />Cottonwood, <br />cottonwood. <br />It was under the cottonwood tree <br />in a sandy wash of the big canyon <br />under the tree you can find <br />even now <br />among all the others <br />this tree <br />where she came to wait for him. <br />“You will know,” <br />he said <br />“you will know by the colors—<br /> cottonwood leaves <br />more colors of the sun <br />than the sun himself.”<br /><br />…Before that time, <br />there were no stories <br />about drastic things which <br />must be done <br />for the world to continue <br />Out of love for this earth <br />cottonwood <br />sandstone <br />and sky.