It's time for a little humor! The narrative elements in my poems are typically taken from real events. "the sages" is from a friend's story about an unexpected visitor. Humor and spirituality often go hand-in-hand. Poor visitor though; I'm not sure he found what he was looking for. The White Girl Can't Fancy Dance poems are a collection, often humorous or layered with humor, about spending time as a white girl in various Native American communities.
excerpt from "the sages," photo from morgueFile by clarita
the sages
he found spiritual enlightenment
in the brown ass of a little white
chicken...
braid your hair, smoke
and ask grandfather
or Vinnie Bagadoughnuts
drove all the way to North Dakota
to learn the ways of
the First People
or the Compeau brothers
drove all the way here
from the South
to find tradition
in a native tongue-
name giving
drove all the way here
for serious Indians
stern faces, knowledge...
they call him
little white chicken
with a brown ass
drove all the way here
for this?
©Erin Croley
he found spiritual enlightenment
in the brown ass of a little white
chicken...
braid your hair, smoke
and ask grandfather
or Vinnie Bagadoughnuts
drove all the way to North Dakota
to learn the ways of
the First People
or the Compeau brothers
drove all the way here
from the South
to find tradition
in a native tongue-
name giving
drove all the way here
for serious Indians
stern faces, knowledge...
they call him
little white chicken
with a brown ass
drove all the way here
for this?
©Erin Croley
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