A calf
Sure, do not remember
Where was I that moment?
When was it?
What happened?
I drove and stopped,
Picked little Earth and dust,
Enough to fill my palm
With mud of Saskatchewan…
Saw North Light
Aurora,
A sort of Eureka
Was hidden in the dust
Magic Lamp
Rose an elf,
Or dwarf
Or midget?
Came moment of "Aha, "
It was calf, Buffalo…
We spoke…
I was child
Calf, a toy
Or Logo?
In distance was cloud
Kissing Earth as do fogs.
Surprised
Mystified
When is it?
Where am I?
I am shocked!
Flickered in calf's eyes
Sort of light, Aurora!
Manito was our God
Heard him talk:
"You two are siblings…"
I smiled,
Around us spirits
Of water and trees
And currents, lot of fish
Swam up stream.
All racing, competing
To reach home
To lay eggs.
My toy sang a death song,
Departed dust of palm,
Hurricane and thunder
With Thirst Dance
Warriors and Braves…
Saw arrows and drums,
Herds headed for the pound,
There I saw Chief Big Bear,
Poundmaker and Bobtail,
Sweetgrass and Fine-Day,
Lucky Man, Small Child…
I drove and stopped,
Picked little Earth and dust,
Enough to fill my palm
With mud of Saskatchewan…
Sure, do not remember,
Where was I that moment?
When was it?
What happened?
Opened eyes, saw papers,
Dominion, British Congress,
Saw the Sixty-Seven
With Eighteen Hundred…
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