beads from arletta

Arletta Wounded Arrow lives in Wanblee on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. She is the prettiest girl in town and an accomplished dancer. She made a pair of beaded mocasins and gave them to me. The beadwork was on the soles. When I asked her why, she said, "These are for your journey. When your feet no longer touch the ground."
I hope I don't need them soon, but when I do, that's what you'll see as I fly away. Beads from Arlettta.