Eng9 song of the sky loom
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SONG OF THE SKY LOOM(Tewa Indian Song)
Tewa- a member of a Pueblo Indian people of New Mexico and Arizona
To the Tewas, the small desert rain characteristic of that part
of the country, with its showers visibly threading
their way downward, looked like the loom on which they
wove their blankts. They called such showers the sky
loom.
SONG OF THE SKY LOOM(Tewa Indian Song)
O, our Mother the Earth, O our Father the Sky,
Your children are we, and with tired backs
We bring you the gifts you love.
Then weave for us a garment of brightness;
May the warp be the white light of morning.
May the weft be the red light of evening, May the fringes be the falling rain, May the border be the standing rainbow.
Thus weave for us a garment of brightness, That we may walk fittingly
where birds sing, That we may walk fittingly
where grass is green, O our Mother the Earth, O
our Father the Sky.
Sharing Insights
1. Who is speaking in the poem? To whom is it
addressed? What could be the gifts spoken of?
2. Why does the Pueblo Indian regard
the earth as their mother? Why did they regard the sky as their
father?
3. What does the Pueblo Indian ask for in this prayer-poem? What is meant by a
"garment of brightness"?
4. What images created in the
poem develop the idea or picture of a
loom?
5. How can people today walk fittingly where birds sing
and where grass is green?
6. How can peaceful co-existence be
forged especially in the midst of cultural
differences?
Responding to Connotations
Connotation- the personal meaning given to a word
Denotation- the literal or dictionary meaning
loom
What does it denote?What does it connote?
Denotation:loom- a frame or machine for interlacing at right angles two or more sets of threads or yarns to form a clothConnotation:loom- is a Tewa universe
Denotation
home - one's place of residence
Connotation
home - security; love; fun - scoldings; quarrels; hunger