- Vol. 10
- Chapter 10
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Image by Marie-Michèle Bouchard
Thunderbird
Sits on top
of a totem pole
wings outspread
protector
powerful spirit
source of rain
thunder
lightning
able to become human
by shedding his mask
and feathered cape
neither a firebird
nor phoenix
and certainly
not a decoration
a totem pole is
so much more
and deserves
to be respected