I Was Four Years Old Then, And

But I Think I Have Done Right To Save The Vision In This Way, Even Though I May Die Sooner Because I Did It; For I Know The Meaning Of The Vision Is Wise And Beautiful And Good; And You Can See That I Am Only A Pitiful Old Man After All.

After The Horse Dance Was Over, It Seemed That I Was Above The Ground And Did Not Touch It When I Walked.

And I Say The Sacred Hoop Of My People Was One Of The Many Hoops That Made One Circle, Wide As Daylight And As Starlight, And In The Center Grew One Mighty Flowering Tree To Shelter All The Children Of One Mother And One Father.

I Saw More Than I Can Tell / And I Understood More Than I Saw.

Grandfather, Great Spirit, Once More Behold Me On Earth And Lean To Hear My Feeble Voice.