What is life?
It is the flash of a firefly
in the night;
It is the breath of a buffalo
in the wintertime;
It is the little shadow
that runs across the grass
And loses itself in the sunset.
Chief Isapwo Muksika Crowfoot
Cover: Surma man - Ethiopia Photograph: Angela Fisher & Carol Beckwith/Africanceremonies.com
What is life?
It is the flash of a firefly
in the night;
It is the breath of a buffalo
in the wintertime;
It is the little shadow
that runs across the grass
And loses itself in the sunset.
Chief Isapwo Muksika Crowfoot