The Sound of Fire

Written By Sara Wolcott

Kristine Hill

smoke fire pic.jpg

Voices of Ancestors,

If you listen closely,

Crackling, popping.

Smoke whisping,

becoming One


with air
Rising away...


Radiating heat.

Shimmering as it meets resistance of surrounding air.

Fires of all our souls

Are joined in the here and now.

Community Bonfire, Staatsburg, New York, 2020. Photo: Sara Jolena Wolcott; above image - fire encouraged by Krissy Hill, photo by Sara Jolena Wolcott

Community Bonfire, Staatsburg, New York, 2020. Photo: Sara Jolena Wolcott; above image - fire encouraged by Krissy Hill, photo by Sara Jolena Wolcott

Kristine Hill listens deeply to fire. A member of the Tuscarora nation, Haudenosaunee Confederacy, she is a circle keeper, advisor of restorative practices, storyteller, accountant and coach.

Sara Wolcott
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