Who are we in relationship to this water body?
Is the lake our mother, our father, our beloved?
Yes, yes, yes.
He, she, they?
All of the above.
Mentor, midwife, refuge,
home of feathered citizens and holy origins.
Great Salt Lake is sentient, fluid, and capacious.
They are actively fighting for their own life,
shining with a fierce will to live.
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