Chemawa 1906

March 6, 2010 at 10:08 am (creative writing, culture, education, ethics, history, Native Americans, poetry)
Tags: 1906, Chemawa, Indian boarding school, Oregon

even the ground here is reluctant to give beneath one’s weight

grass declines to rise under summer sun

what need a fence when  mountains circle round, watching, waiting

hazy blue sentries allied with stark sky arching out of tree reach

black crows teasing, warning, appealing

flat land invites

longing lingers in the ether

rebellion breeds in the roots

shades of stolen glee sit smug in shadows

where children tend most precious moments of real belonging

ever alert for the man with the heavy whipping  hand

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