



The name of my land is Habdur.





In the speech of Habdur

hab dur means welcoming place,

welcoming space,

spacious time,

the inviting present,

the just-right here and now.

As a verb—da hab dur:

to arrive

heeding invitation,

to be born welcome.





In my land

the Habdurrin

—sugar maples, quaking aspens,

pines, ferns, limestone,

sunlight, shadow, moonlight,

wild raspberries, and I—

signify Habdur.





Promised Land, Goddessland,

Motherland, Golden Age,

Eden-Again, Here-At-Last,

Habdur could happen





to be anywhere, anytime

the hab dur rin

—members of hab dur—

accept this invitation

to be born.

The runes over the gate

ever declared,



