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she needs to think clearly.”
It was our way of showing support,
sharing her grief that she must
continue with the earth for now,
to remember the living.
And, it was enough
to give her composure,
to let her know, why she had to stay.
“Take her hands” are words Sioux women say when someone is overwhelmed.
NOTES
When a woman intentionally takes the hands of another, it is to console them. Prayer is
shared to keep the grieving spirit here in this time and place and to remind of their earth
responsibilities. Sometimes grief can be extremely difficult and the spirit may leave or
wander.
