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the sages

5/1/2014

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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.
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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?


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