Life Was Wonderful
(Sunrise at Grand Canyon, photo from the files of Mompriest) I am filled with joy when the day dawns quietly over the roof of the sky. Life was wonderful in winter. But did winter make me happy? No, I always worried about hides for boot-soles and for boots; and if there'd be enough for all of us. Yes, I worried constantly. Life was wonderful in summer. But did summer make me happy? No, I always worried about reindeer skins and rugs for the platform. Yes, I worried constantly. Life was wonderful when you stood at your fishing hole on the ice. But was I happy waiting at my fishing hole? No, I was always worried for my little hook, in case it never got a bite. Yes, I worried constantly. Life was wonderful when you danced in the feasting-house But did this make me any happier? No, I always worried I'd forget my song. Yes, I worried constantly. Life was wonderful And I still feel joy each time the day-break whitens the dark sky each time the sun climbs over the roof of th...