All Our Relations

When Life is a Loan by Pauliina Miettinen

Siunaa päiviä auringonlaskussa ystävien kanssa,
kun elämä on laina-ajalla, 
juhlistaen jokaista uutta mahdollisuutta nähdä
aurinko heijastuen järven
horisontista viimeisen kerran.

Praise the days in the sunset with friends
when life is a loan,
celebrating every new day
and a chance to see the sun again over the lake.

*Translated by the poet from Finnish

Pauliina and her friend Anne travelled to Utah from Helsinki, Finland in December, 2021 to visit her friends. They spent the day on Antelope Island searching for Bison, exploring trails, watching the sunset, and soaking up all the beauty that the lake and life have to offer.